Children are prepared for the future when we teach them and they learn to honor and respect diversity. As children mature, we must seek their voices, engage them, and recognize the freedom they need to shape their destinies. Children can learn from their mistakes. They deserve systems that give them that opportunity. Each child is unique.
Every child is entitled to respect.
We must never give up on any child. All children are part of loving and safe families. All segments of society share responsibility for supporting families in raising their children and future generations. All children receive, as a right, free quality education that fosters their intellectual, social, emotional, physical, spiritual, cultural and creative development. Every child lives in a physically and emotionally safe environment that cultivates acceptance and peace.