Community Engagement CORDOVA SCHOOL DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND "GIVE BACK TO COMMUNITY" LIST Staff:  Use Resources in your classroom Students: Find your volunteer partner ALASKA ICE Assets “The key building blocks in children’s lives that help them grow up strong, capable, and caring are Assets.  Like a dream catcher, assets are the supporting threads in a young person’s life that can keep away harm and invite goodness.” "For children, protective factors (or assets)  are like the self-righting tendencies of a heavy keel   on a boat. No matter what the seas, calm or stormy, the boat keeps its balance because of its keel." BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LIFE The 8 types of Assets ALL Kids Need SUPPORT EMPOWERMENT BOUNDARIES & EXPECTATIONS CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF TIME COMMITMENT TO LEARNING POSITIVE VALUES SOCIAL COMPETENCIES POSITIVE IDENTITY "Helping Kids Succeed - Alaska Style" Kathy Zamudio Community Engagement Advocate Cordova School District 907.424.3265 email © 2009 by Kathy Zamudio - Webmaster. Any part of this document may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means provided proper citation and credit are given for the work and no-cost dissemination is intended. Page last updated September 10, 2009 .