High Rocks offers training and continuing education to local and regional non-profits or individuals interested in learning more about youth education and development, teaching, and non-profit management.

Through years of trial and error, we have developed many best practices from the ground up.  Why reinvent the wheel?  We are happy to share our experiences and learning with you.

If you are interested in having training that is not on this list let us know, we would be happy to customize training specific to your organization’s needs.

Here are some examples of trainings High Rocks has offered in the past:

Education and Facilitation

• The High Rocks Educational Model
• Student-Centered Education
• Group Facilitation Skills
• Group Openings and Closings
• Planning a Program
• Creating Curriculum
• Lesson Planning
• Youth Event Planning
• Evaluating Programs
• Effective Presentations
• Being a Role Model and Mentor
• Active Listening

Organizational Development

• Effective Non-Profit Leadership and Boards
• Fundraising
• Funding Diversification
• Organizational Sustainability
• Public Speaking and Elevator Speeches
• Finding Grants
• Grant Writing
• Using Office 365 and OneDrive
• Salesfocre for Non-Profits
• Shooting High-Quality Photography and Video

Culture and Context

• How to Network Locally, State-Wide and Nationally
• West Virginia History
• Appalachian History
• Living and Serving in Appalachia
• Working with Youth in West Virginia
• AmeriCorps 101