As shown below, the philosophy of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program gives strength to its instructional and support strategies. The key to the program s success is valuing students who are considered at risk of dropping out of school, and sustaining their efforts with effective, coordinated strategies. The Philosophy Seven important tenets express the philosophy of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program. All students can learn. The school values all students.
All students can actively contribute to their own education and to the education of others.
All students, parents and teachers have the right to participate fully in creating and maintaining excellent schools. Excellence in schools contributes to individual and collective economic growth, stability and advancement. Commitment to educational excellence is created by including students, parents and teachers in setting goals, making decisions, monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes. Students, parents and teachers must be provided extensive, consistent support in ways that allow students to learn, teachers to teach, and parents to be involved. Tutors meet with their teacher coordinator once a week to develop tutoring skills, develop self-awareness and pride and improve literacy skills.