The Developmental Assets® from Search Institute are 40 research-based, positive experiences and qualities that influence young people’s development, helping them become caring, responsible, and productive adults.

Over time, studies of more than 5 million young people consistently show that the more assets that young people have, the less likely they are to engage in a wide range of high-risk behaviors and the more likely they are to thrive.

Internal Assets are the traits that individuals develop within themselves for social-emotional resiliency:

• Commitment to Learning

• Positive Values

• Social Competencies

• Positive Identity

External Assets are the outside resources that bolster individuals’ social-emotional strength:

• Support

• Empowerment

• Boundaries & Expectations

• Constructive Use of Time

For a sense of the Developmental Assets® Camas School District strives to cultivate, select your child’s language and age group below:

English

• Early Childhood (ages 3-5)

• Children Grades K-3 (ages 5-9)

• Middle Childhood (ages 8-12)

• Adolescents (ages 12-18)

Spanish

• Early Childhood (ages 3 to 5)

• Children Grades K-3 (ages 5-9)

• Middle Childhood (ages 8-12)

• Adolescents (ages 12-18)

Click here for materials in more languages.