The National Summer Learning Association enhances the quality of summer programs by providing professional development experiences and consulting & evaluation services. Each year, staff train over 2,000 summer learning professionals who reach more than 2 million young people. We distribute publications that feature the latest summer program news and research to providers and community partners across the country. And we offer important resources and networking opportunities through the only conference devoted exclusively to summer learning.

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

• Engaging conference workshop sessions
• Full day regional training institutes
• Save the date for our national conference, our annual professional development event.

Consulting and Assessment Services

• Provide program quality assessments and recommendations for next steps
• Develop and present customized professional development experiences to meet the needs of individual programs
• Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
• Facilitated Online Communities (FOC)
• Workshop Series
• Conference Workshops
• Keynote addresses
  
• Facilitate community planning meetings to make summer learning a priority in your community
• Advise on program start-up
• Assist in conference planning with focus on summer learning
  

Professional Development Publications

• Making the Most of Summer: A Handbook on Effective Summer Programming and Thematic Learning