Indicators
To enjoy a challenge and exploring new things.
What is Openness to Challenge & Discovery?
This essential ingredient of Thriving is described as self-identified interest, intrinsic fuel, and gives direction.
What are Sparks?
This is essential for preserving social and emotional well-being.
What is belonging?
Listening, showing warmth, and being dependable.
This approach to life is founded upon the belief that skills and abilities can always be improved through effort and hard work.
What is Growth Mindset?
When youth set goals and persevere in achieving their goals.
What is Self-Regulation & Goal Management?
When youth build knowledge and skills upon previous learning (step by step).
What is Scaffolding Learning?
Practices that increase safe peer group interaction and decrease unsafe or confrontational peer interaction.
What is Physical and Psychological Safety?
This serves to buffer the far-reaching and long-term effects of adversity and trauma.
What is Developmental Relationships?
This four letter word describes an individual's perseverance of effort combined with the passion to achieve a particular goal or outcome.
What is GRIT?
Research shows that youth with this indicator are more goal-directed, and have increased life satisfaction, better emotional well-being, and greater positive affect.
What is Hopeful Purpose?
This gives you energy and helps you get out of bed in the morning?
What is opportunity of Sparks?
Programming that offers clear and consistent rules, expectations and age appropriate monitoring during program.
What is Appropriate Structure?
Being inclusive, showing respect, and collaborating with youth in genuine youth-adult partnerships.
Youth develop the following across their lifespan; youth academic or vocational success, civic engagement, employability & economic stability, and happiness and wellbeing.
What are Long Term Developmental Outcomes?
Validating to youth that their feelings matter and encouraging them to manage emotions effectively builds this indicator.
What is Positive Emotionality?
Supporting youth by showing an interest in their world and getting them connected to others who have similar Sparks.
What is Championing Youth Sparks?
Youth empowerment where individuals have confidence to employ their abilities, assets, and aspirations in making decisions to achieve desired outcomes.
What is Youth Voice?
Holding youth accountable, expecting them to do their best, while also reflecting on their failures.
One dimension of Developmental Relationships involves empowering and advocating for youth, helping them navigate situations and systems, and setting appropriate boundaries.
What is Providing Support?
Providing time for youth to see the wonder and awe in the world around them, opportunities to serve others, and encourage generosity are all ways to facilitate this Thriving Indicator.
What is Transcendent Awareness?
The concept of Sparks was the life work of this developmental researcher from the Search Institute.
Who is Dr. Peter Benson?
This youth organization has provided belonging through projects since 1902.
What is 4-H?
Expressing Care, Challenging Growth, Providing Support, Sharing Power, and Expanding possibilities
How do you build Developmental Relationships?
When youth help others as a personal responsibility and live up to the values of respect, honesty, kindness, and generosity.
What is Pro-Social Orientation?