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40 Assets for the Forty Acres

The 40 Assets for the Forty Acres applies the Search Institute’s Developmental Assets© Framework which identifies 40 positive supports and strengths that young people need to succeed.

Positive Values


Caring

  • Model and encourage students to place a high value on helping others.

Access to opportunity

  • Student places high value on promoting access to individual opportunity for all in society.

Integrity

  • Model and have students practice acting on convictions and standing up for their beliefs.

Honesty

  • Allow time for students to have vulnerable conversations and share authentically.

Responsibility

  • Model and have students practice being held accountable for actions, including unmet expectations.

Health and wellness

  • Encourage students to value and take action toward supporting their own well-being.

Reasonable expectations

  • Model and have students practice maintaining reasonable expectations for themselves.

Creativity and uniqueness

  • Encourage and support students in valuing and asserting their own styles, opinions, strengths, and talents.
The whole student