What's New?

05-11-2012 Now Available: New Service Learning Curriculum!

The YMCA Center for Asset Development has just released a new curriculm. Seasons of Service: Engaging Youth in Service-Learning Throughout the Year curriculum is now available—at no cost—at the link below. The curriculum offers a 3-in-1 package to engage and equip youth as change agents in the community.

Click here to download the FREE curriculum.

The curriculum has also been nominated for a 2012 National Service Impact Award! Click here to help build awareness of this great, new curriculum by voting for it in the 2012 National Impact Awards.

05-10-2012 How receptive is your school community to implementing school climate improvements? Take the Poll!

As part of the US Department of Education's Safe and Supportive Schools TA Center, Search Institute has been contributing a monthly poll and school climate blog for the Safe and Supportive Schools website. Check out May's poll and blog here.



05-09-2012 Search Institute Hosts International Director of Oasis Global

Andy Matheson, the International Director of Oasis Global visited Search Institute to discuss an upcoming pilot program to incorporate the Developmental Assets into their work.

Oasis Global works with children and adults in some of the world’s poorest and most marginalized communities across 11 countries in order to turn these communities into places of vibrancy, trust, cohesion, safety, health and mutual support. The 2012 pilot with Search Institute will use the Developemental Assets Profile (DAP) in three such communities in South Africa, India, and the UK.

"We are hoping to learn from the pilot the best way to integrate the Developmental Assets into our community building work around the world," says Matheson.

In this video, Oasis Founder, Steve Chalke explains the community centers called 'Hubs' created by the organization and the impact they have on the whole person and the whole community.

05-07-2012 May 7-11 is Teacher Appreciation Week!


Send one of our free e-cards to teachers who have made a difference in your child’s (or your)life. View all e-cards >

05-01-2012 Raising Resilience: How All Adults Can Help Kids to Rise above Bullying


Registration is now open for ParentFurther's May Webinar! Join us for a no-cost webinar presented by Dr. Doug Coatsworth, Resilience Expert and Expert in Family Based Prevention Science on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, CDT. Register now! >>

05-01-2012 Building Assets Reducing Risks Podcast

In this podcast, Senior Education Specialist Eileen McCarthy Harness interviews Building Assets Reducing Risks author and program developer, Angela Jerabek. Find out why she developed the program, why 9th grade is the "make-it-or-break-it" year for students, and how the program can help your school. Listen to the podcast >>

04-04-2012 Available Now: New Insights & Evidence!

Search Institute’s Insights & Evidence is a web-based publication that presents the latest research from Search Institute on healthy children, youth, and communities in a format that is useful to community leaders and policy makers. The latest issue is now available, just in time for National Financial Literacy Month.

April Insights & Evidence: Speaking of Money: Equipping Youth and Families to Navigate Finances in Their Everyday Lives

 

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