Schools as contributors Schools are a major contributor to the well-being of children and youth.
Schools play an important role in their intellectual, social and emotional development.
Schools help preparing children and youth to become competent and responsible adults. Youth who fail to graduate from high school are almost twice as likely to remain unemployed for long periods. It is beyond the scope of this guide to capture the full scope of the contributions school experiences make to the healthy development of children and youth. However a selection of strategies that schools can use to influence the healthy development of children and youth have been included. Schools obviously have no direct relationship with infants during the first year of life.