Youth & Community Development Strategies

We offer innovative strategies and services that help prepare youth workers, counselors, teachers and community service professionals for effective practice and successful program development.
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After-School Strategies

Besides offering the Rite of Passage Experience© initiative for grades 6-12, we offer an Initiation of Scholars® strategy plus customized after-school strategies.
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Leadership Programs

The Center is now offering customized leadership training to the executives and staff of nonprofits, associations and corporations. This training is designed to increase organizational effectiveness and produce results keyed to identifiable goals. More info.

Resources for Professionals & Parents

If you are looking for resources in guiding children and teens through adolescence, or are interested in creating a Rite of Passage Experience© for your teenager, you'll find more info here.

 

New & Noteworthy
Winter 2012

What are your values for 2012?
Values & Ethics - the  2nd element in the architectural structure for  youth and community development through rites of passage

The Greatest Resource - Education A new year's message that revisits E.F. Schumacher's "Small is Beautiful."

What would our actions be if we valued education as the greatest resource?

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Rites of Passage as a Framework for Community Intervention with Youth
By David Blumenkrantz, PhD, and Marc Goldstein, PhD, in Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice

Discover the 20 core components of a rites of passage process that could reshape the way we approach community and youth development.

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Chart: "20 Elements of Rites of Passage" (PDF) »


The Power of Words
Creating a new paradigm starts with changing the words we use to communicate. If you ever doubted the power of language to change the world, we'd like to share this video with you. It's only 1:48 minutes long and well-worth watching.

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ROPE® Initiation of Scholars© Is One Key to Documented Success in Improving Academic Achievement
What would be possible if we turned our focus to "raising children" instead of "raising test scores?" Read how ROPE® Initiation of Scholars© helps children discover the value of learning well in school.

"Rites of Passage in a World That Is Not Flat" (PDF) »