Use Cases

Workshops & Professional Development

Professional Development That Builds An Authentic Program Culture

MILLU’s Play-Based professional development experiences help staff do more than understand character development. They help staff feel it, practice it, and bring it to life with students.

Our trainings are immersive, hands-on, and designed for the realities of after-school, school, and youth development teams. Through storytelling, play, reflection, and practical tools, we help your staff build confidence, connection, and a shared language they can use right away.

Whether you are launching a new school year, preparing staff to use a MILLU kit, or helping your team design more meaningful SEL experiences, we bring the materials, facilitation, and energy to help your team leave ready.

In one district, confidence in implementing SEL rose from 53% → 94% after using MILLU

**“The professional development stood out to me because it put my students’ emotions into perspective and created tools I’d bring into the classroom.”-Group Leader CA**

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Top Three Program Favorite Professional Development workshops

Choose the one that fits your moment.

1. All-Staff Kickoff: Your Inner Superhero

Best for revamping the year with purpose, connection, and shared culture.

A playful and empowering kickoff experience that helps staff recognize their unique strengths, remember their impact, and see themselves as safe adults who can shape a student’s life.

Best for: Front-line staff, site coordinators, and full program teams

Format: 1.5–2 hours · In-person ·

2. Uniqueverse Kit Staff Training

Best for teams needing the fundamentals of SEL and are preparing to launch the Uniqueverse Kit.

Staff play through key parts of the Uniqueverse experience, learn the SEL purpose behind each activity, and leave confident to facilitate the kit with students.

Format: 1.5–2 hours · In-person · Staff materials included · Site-based

3. Design Your Own Immersive Life Lessons

Best for teams ready to create their own SEL-rich activities.

Using MILLU’s design framework, staff learn how to turn everyday life lessons into interactive, student-centered activities that build social-emotional skills through play, story, and reflection.

Format: 2 hours · In-person · Staff materials included ·

MORE DETAILS ON EACH PD BELOW

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**“I plan on using the skills learned in this training not only professionally but in my personal life as well.”-Group Leader in Downey, CA**

What Makes MILLU’s PD Different?

🎯 Hands-On, Not Just Theoretical

Your staff will not just sit and listen. They will participate, reflect, play, practice, and experience the same kind of learning they are being asked to bring to students.

✨Rooted in Story, Play and Character development

Our trainings blend social-emotional learning, storytelling, creative design, and practical facilitation tools so staff can teach life skills in a way students actually remember.

💬 Designed to Build Culture

MILLU PD helps teams bond, build shared language, and reconnect to the deeper purpose of their work. The goal is not just better activities. It is a stronger program culture.

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FULL Workshop Details

**“Sometimes we don’t know our why, and this workshop helped me with that!”**

Your Inner Superhero

Key takeaway: YOU are the safe adult who can change a life.

This all-staff kickoff helps every team member recognize the role they play in shaping how students feel, grow, and belong.

Inspired by the mentors and safe adults who shaped us, this workshop invites staff to reflect on their own story, identify their unique strengths, and connect those strengths to the students they serve. We demystify SEL and character development.

It is playful, meaningful, and energizing, but it is not just team bonding. It sets the tone for the year by helping your staff build trust, shared purpose, and a deeper understanding of why their presence matters.

Most partners run this training at the beginning of the school year or semester to align their team before programming begins.

Audience: Front-line staff, site coordinators, full program teams
Timing: 2 hours (adjustable to your needs)
Format: In-person, with welcome bags + activity materials

“I plan on using the skills learned in this training not only professionally but in my personal life as well.”-Group Leader in Downey, CA
“Honestly loved this training. It was worth getting up early. They are very hands on and it felt really warm and like a really safe space to learn. “-Group Leader in San Jose, CA

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"This training helped our multi-generational staff bond and talk about how to support one another this school year. It was a powerful reminder of why we do the work we do." — Jennifer Montez, Program Director, LMSV

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“MILLU’s curriculum is perfect for any SEL program. The engaging activities and straightforward lesson plans help users find success within themselves and their community.”– Aleia M., Site Lead

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Uniqueverse Kit & Fundamentals of SEL Staff Training

Train your staff to lead the Uniqueverse Kit with confidence while building a stronger foundation and culture of your program by giving staff a clear understanding across your program.

This hands-on professional development helps staff understand the fundamentals of social-emotional learning and experience the Uniqueverse Kit from the inside out. Your team will play through key parts of the kit, reflect on their own strengths, bond as a team, and learn how to create the same kind of safe, engaging environment for students.

More than a kit walkthrough, this training helps build up the vulture of your program by giving staff shared language, practical SEL tools, and a deeper understanding of their role as safe adults in a student’s life.

In this training, your team will:

Understand the foundations of SEL and how it supports student growth, belonging, and emotional development
Explore the 5 CASEL competencies and connect them to real program moments
Experience the Uniqueverse Kit firsthand so staff understand what students will feel, learn, and practice
Build team connection through reflection, play, and shared discussion
Practice facilitation strategies for leading meaningful SEL conversations with students
Leave with confidence to use the kit with minimal prep and greater purpose

Best for: Site teams using or launching the Uniqueverse Kit
Training duration: 1.5–2 hours
Format: In-person · Staff materials included
Group size: Best for 10–20 participants per site
Follow-up support: Includes a 1:1 Site Lead Consultation to help tailor implementation for your site

"I love how MILLU kits are easy to use and helps the staff with planning for their SEL lessons."- Site Lead

"MILLU helps us even as adults to learn about our emotions and how to control them " -Direct Service Sctaff

“MILLU creates an inclusive and open environment where everyone feel comfortable sharing their experiences.” -Site Manager in CA

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**"Designing your own immersive learning experiences stood out to me because it let me put my students’ emotions into it and add what would actually help in my classroom." -Group Leader CA**

Design Your Own Immersive Life Lessons Workshop

Help your staff turn everyday moments into meaningful SEL experiences students actually remember.

This skill-building professional development teaches staff the MILLU method for transforming ordinary life lessons into hands-on, story-driven activities. Instead of relying on worksheets or one-time conversations, staff learn how to spot teachable moments, design engaging experiences, and create SEL activities they can use right away.

Your team will leave with a practical framework, a deeper sense of creative confidence, and ready-to-use activity ideas they can implement as soon as the next day.

In this workshop, your team will:

Learn the MILLU formula for turning life lessons into immersive student experiences
Use design thinking to become creative problem-solvers across their program
Connect lived experience to SEL so staff can teach with authenticity and conviction
Turn abstract skills into concrete activities students can feel, practice, and remember
Create their own SEL activity using a proven method that students and staff actually enjoy

Best for: Staff who want to create meaningful SEL activities, not just deliver pre-made lessons
Training duration: 2 hours
Format: In-person · Staff materials included
Group size: Best for 10–20 participants per site
Recommended: Once per site or program

“I plan on using the skills learned in this training not only professionally but in my personal life as well.”-Group Leader in Downey, CA

"MILLU products allow our older students to engage in conversation with one another via the stories. It allows them a moment to return to childhood—without the worries and anxiety they carry."- Site Lead

"I gained some new knowledge from the workshops, and it gave me a taste of how the kids will answer some critical thinking questions, encouraging them to think and engage in the activity in a way that’s not forced but also fun for them."- Direct Service Staff

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Other workshops:

Family Engagement
Practical tools for caregivers and educators to reconnect with kids in our distracted digital world.

Creative Storytelling Workshops for Students
From filmmaking to entrepreneurship, we help youth turn their voice into impact with real-world skills and emotional depth.

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Customize a PD for Your Team

We work with you to design a training that aligns with your goals, staff culture, and schedule. Whether it’s a 2-hour workshop, a full-day retreat, or a monthly PD series, we adapt to your needs.

Discovery call (15 minutes). We learn about your team, your students, and where you are in the year. Schedule a time.
We recommend a fit. One of the three above, or a custom mix.
We come to your site. In-person, with all materials and welcome bags. You bring the room and the people.
Your team walks away ready. Bonded, equipped, and excited to start

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Let's partner to bring this type of Impact to your programming

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