Fact Sheet: Positive Youth Development
The Positive Youth Development approach suggests that helping young people to achieve their full potential is the best way to prevent them from engaging in risky behaviors. Organizations and communities that promote Positive Youth Development give youth the chance to exercise leadership, build skills, and get involved. The self-confidence, trust, and practical knowledge that young people gain from these opportunities help them grow into healthy, happy, self-sufficient adults.
Positive Thinking Leads to Positive Results
When community members and policymakers harness the positive energy and initiative of youth, good things happen:
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Out-Of-School Time Activities |
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Older Youth & After School Participation
After School and Older Youth
Decades of research confirm that after school programs have the potential to keep children and youth safe, support working families, improve academic achievement, and promote the civic and social development of young people. Yet these outcomes are only possible if young people have the opportunity to participate in after school programs and engage in them in meaningful ways.
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Learning affects Earning
As the job market goes global, propelling more young people to higher levels of educational attainment is now being seen as an economic necessity.
Educating young people to high levels is a moral imperative, but statistics suggest it’s also an economic one—for individuals and for society.
A college graduate in the United States earns, on average, $23,441 more per year than a high school graduate, and $31,595 more than a high school dropout.
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Career-related Learning Experience Graduation Requirements |
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Career-related Learning Experience Graduation Requirements in Oregon:
High school graduation requirements for career-related learning experiences (CRLEs) were first mandated in Oregon in 2002. These mandates have changed through the years and will continue to change so we plan to keep you informed of what these changes are on a regular basis. The following articles are relevant to the CRLEs in Oregon school districts and affect students planning to get a high school diploma in the state of Oregon. To read more, click on the link below:
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