Woven together, the themes of Educational Reform, Youth Resiliency, and Community Renewal play a vital role in creating environments where youth share power with adults, develop and apply skills, and participate in community learning, caring, and sharing. An engineer helps with drafting. Implementation of the KIDS model demands changes in education.
Excitement fills the classroom.
Through KIDS as Planners projects, students have opportunities to construct knowledge, engage in in-depth learning, develop effective communication and analytical skills, and apply their learning beyond school. Changes in School Infrastructure. All are key features of the KIDS model. Students who once spent the day in the principal's office are now in the classroom. Once-quiet kids take leadership roles.