BOOSTers! Are you ready for BOOST Conference 2025? TEAMBOOST wants to help you get ready by spotlighting this year’s Pre-Conference Academies. Read on to learn more.
The BOOST Conference Pre-Conference Academies are comprehensive, add-on experiences designed to help you create change, both personally and professionally. These intensive sessions are designed to give participants an in-depth learning experience in specific areas. They are intended to rejuvenate your body, mind, and spirit as well as build capacity by inspiring you to become an agent for change.
You must be pre-registered to attend a Pre-Conference Academy.
On-Site registration is NOT available.
Interested in learning more about this year’s Pre-Conference Academies? Visit https://www.boostconference.org/preconference for descriptions and more information!
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
PRE-CONFERENCE ACADEMIES
10:00AM-4:30PM (6.5 hours)
Foundations in Courageous Conversation®
Glenn Singleton, Founder & President, Courageous Conversation®, Washington, D.C.

1:00PM-4:00PM (3 hours)
Back to the Basics: 21st CCLC Cohort 16 Changes and an Overview of ELOP Attendance Recovery
Michael Funk, Director; Daniela Solley, Education Program Consultant; Kelly Faustino, MA, Education Programs Consultant; Susie Morikawa, MA, Education Programs Consultant; Joshua Brady, MA, Program Administrator, California Department of Education, Sacramento, CA

1:00PM-4:00PM (3 hours)
Building and Strengthening Developmental Relationships with Young People
Nanyamka Redmond, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN

1:00PM-4:00PM (3 hours)
Light Up Hats & Headpieces: A Beginner’s Guide to STEAM Fashion
Nancy Coddington, Founder, SciComm Solutions, Brooktondale, NY

1:00PM-4:00PM (3 hours)
Staff Wellness – A Softness Break for You with Tara Stiles
Tara Stiles, Co-Founder, Strala Yoga, Sharon, CT

Get ready for this one-of-a-kind professional development experience, where local, national, and global leaders gather to grow together, build community, and co-create a great world for kids. Together we INSPIRE YOUTH, INSPIRE LEARNING, and INSPIRE CHANGE.
Still need to register for BOOST 2025? Visit boostconference.org/registration for more information.
BOOSTers, we can’t wait to learn with you April 29 – May 2, 2025, in sunny Palm Springs!
Start planning your conference experience TODAY!