Young people participate in governance. Place youth in positions of responsibility and create multiple opportunities for them to learn skills of governance, participate in decision making about what is done and how it is done. Young people and adults develop committed, reciprocal relationships. Create personal relationships with parents and other adults as sources of support and caring, and public relationships that are strategic sources of power for effective action. These relationships are deepened through work of importance, and take time to develop.
Cooperative action is valued.
Provide opportunities for youth to learn the essential skills of teamwork, including accountability, and negotiation. It helps to create a positive peer environment and build cooperative spirit with other youth and adults. Young people's public work is visible. Organize discussions and celebrations of youth's work by larger publics, including both adults and youth. Young people's efforts connect with the large civic challenges and questions of meaning in our time.