Child has skill to plan ahead and make choices. Child has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills. Child has knowledge of and comfort with people of different racial backgrounds. Child can resist negative peer pressure. Peaceful conflict resolution.
Child seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.
Child reports high self-esteem. Sense of purpose. Positive view of personal future. This initiative was conducted by the National Youth Leadership Council which is the coordinating organization for the Cooperative. The Essential Elements were first published in April 1998.