Teacher Training
Contract/Sponsored Workshops
Lions Quest offers contract, or sponsored, workshops for all three Lions Quest programs- Skills for Growing (grades K-5), Skills for Adolescence (grade 6-8) and Skills for Action (grades 9-12).
Contract workshops can also be a K-8 combination workshop (Skills for Growing and Skills for Adolescence). Contract workshops allow you, the sponsor, to choose the date and location that is most convenient for you and represents an affordable and flexible way to train up to 36 people in one workshop. Many schools or districts use locally sponsored workshops as an opportunity to involve more people--- Principals and other Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, School Staff, Parents, Lion Club members, and other community volunteers, in the planning and use of Lions Quest programs. Workshops can be funded through your school or district's staff development budget, since they are professional training sessions, which can provide participants with continuing education credit. Or, several funding sources can be combined, such as the proceeds from a Lions Clubs fund-raising event, a Lions Foundation grant, and/or the district/school staff development budget, as well as school building funds.
A Contract workshop can be offered in a 2- or 3-day module. Contracts for this type of workshop should be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to your desired workshop date. A $500 cancellation fee will be charged to workshop sponsors for workshops cancelled after the contract for that workshop has been received.
Contract workshop pricing in the continental US is as follows:
- $4,000 base price for the first 12 participants (2-day model), if the contract is received more than 6 weeks prior to the workshop date.
- $4,500 base price for the first 12 participants (2-day model), if the contract is received less than 6 weeks from the date of the workshop.
- $5,000 base price for the first 12 participants (3-day model), if the contract is received more than 6 weeks prior to the workshop date.
- $5,500 base price for the first 12 participants (3-day model), if the contract is received less than 6 weeks from the date of the workshop.
For each additional participant, there will be an assessed cost of $120 for the curriculum. Total workshop costs, including base price, plus assessments for additional participants, will not exceed $6,500 for a 2-day workshop or $7,500 for a 3-day workshop, excluding any additional shipping and handling costs resulting from late registrants.
There is a minimum of 12 participants and a maximum of 36 for each contract workshop, which research has shown is the optimal range for an effective workshop. The workshop fee includes:
- Facilitator/Trainer fee
- Facilitator/Trainer airfare to closest major airport
- Curriculum materials for participants
- Shipping and handling of all core workshop materials, including curricula
- Tuition for participants
Local organization/sponsor (school and/or Lions) are responsible for:
- Selecting workshop date
- Recruitment and registration of participants
- Securing the workshop site, and payment of all facility-related costs
- Arranging and paying for the necessary room furnishings, audio visual, and other equipment needed for the workshop
- Lions Quest's Facilitator/Trainer's on-site expenses (ground transportation, meals, and lodging)
- Arranging food and beverages for all participants, usually a continental breakfast for two days and lunches for two days (as well as for the third day for the 3-day model)
- Providing participant list to Lions Quest to ensure the timely, and accurate shipment quantities of workshop materials
- Provide participants with workshop info, prior to the workshop, including an agenda, times, attire, and the requirement for participation in the entire workshop.
- Purchase of classroom materials after workshop is completed (quantity discounts may be utilized for purchase of student materials)
Skills for Growing, Skills for Adolescence, Skills for Action, & K-8 Combination workshops
| Location | Time | Date | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsor Arranges | 8 a.m. - 3:30pm | Sponsor Determines | SFG SFA SFC K-8 |
To locate the local Lions club in your area, who may be sponsoring a Lions Quest workshop, try the Club Locator at lionsclubs.org.