In 1997, Scott Ertl founded Playshops and has facilitated trainings throughout the United States for thousands of participants! In 2002, Scott Ertl began leading Parent-Child Retreats and has trained hundreds of counselors to lead these retreats in their schools. In 2009, Scott Ertl launched the ProgressCards.com website for parents, teachers and counselors to help children idetify specific areas to improve over 70 areas! Scott Ertl is the national Kids Read And Ride Program Coordinator. SHMILY coins are wooden tokens for couples, families and friends to show each other how much they love one another.

Scott created 165 different summer camp directories nationwide that provide parents the most comprehensive listing of summer camps in that area. Online directories include Art Camps, Sports Camps, Academic Camps and Specialty Camps. These directories also provide helpful suggestions for parents as they prepare their kids for their first summer camp.

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Scott designed SHMILY Coins for families and couples take great delight in surprising each other with the message: "See How Much I Love You. " SHMILY Coins quickly become treasured tokens to exchange with loved ones..

Scott Ertl created Playshops to engage participants with creative and cooperative exercises that build morale, communication, trust and teamwork. Scott facilitates Playshops with schools to helps parents, teachers and students strengthen relationships to maximize collaboration and student achievement. In addition, Scott trains counselors to facilitate Playshops at their schools.

Scott Ertl developed 70 Progress Cards to help parents, teachers and counselors provide children with proven ideas and behaviors to help them overcome obstacles & achieve success.

Examples:

Friendship Skills

Dealing With Bullies

Expressing Anger Appropriately

Divorce Tips

Get Along With Siblings

Dealing With Death

Scott Ertl facilitates Parent-Child Retreats for families to enjoy quality time together to talk and play, while remembering past memories and making new ones. Participants are amazed to discover how much they learn about each other in such a short amount of time.

Scott Ertl is the national Program Coordinator of the Read And Ride program. It is an active learning program that is 100% free for schools to promote reading and prevent childhood obesity at the same time. This "novel" program shows school leaders how to solicit used exercise bike donations for students to ride while they read fun magazines and books.

In 2013, Scott Ertl invented Bouncy Bands, which attach to student desks and chairs for children to "wiggle while they work" as a way to release extra energy, anxiety, and promote movement. Over 20,000 teachers have received Bouncy Bands through Donor's Choose!