Youth Development

Promote Bonding
Foster Resilience
Promote Social Competence
Promote Cognitive Competence
Promote Behavioral Competence
Promote Moral Competence
Foster Self Determination
Foster Spirituality
Foster Self Efficacy
Foster Clear and Positive Identity
Foster Belief in the Future
Provide Recognition for Positive Behavior
Provide Opportunities for Pro-Social Involvement
Foster Pro-social Norms

Simply put, Positive Youth Development is an approach to providing for and working with youth as they navigate the life stage of adolescence through a balanced approach for each student aged 11-19: physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.

Youth development can be incorporated into all aspects of adolescent life:

Home and Family
Church and Faith Community
School
Business, Medical and Media Communities
Within peer groups