PYD Experience Resources

Foster Outdoor Exploration is a young person’s experience with an adult who encourages them to explore natural environments and develop a personal interest in the outdoors.Fostering outdoor exploration

Reflect on Outdoor Exploration is a young person’s experience with an adult who takes time to create attentive, critical, and exploratory thoughts about spending time in the outdoors.Reflecting

Build Team is a young person’s experience with a coach who leverages every team member's talents, creating a “win” for all. Individual talent can never make a team successful,

Challenge Growth is a young person’s experience with an adult who encourages them to take risks and perform beyond their own expectations.Challenging growth involves four actions: 1) Staff

Encourage Organizational Change is a young person’s experience in an organization that values their opinions and encourages them to engage in decision making. Creating opportunities to influence organizations involves

Engage Authentically is a young person’s experience with an adult who takes the time to get to know them by listening and understanding who they are—their cultural and

Engage Authentically is a young person’s experience with an adult who takes the time to get to know them by listening and understanding who they are — their cultural and

Expand Interests is a young person’s experience with an adult who supports them to try new things, broaden their horizons, learn about other people’s cultures and perspectives, and

Expand Interests is a young person’s experience with an adult who supports them to try new things, broaden their horizons, learn about other people’s cultures and perspectives, and

Foster Leadership is a young person’s experience with an adult who creates meaningful opportunities for them to take on leadership roles within activities, the classroom, or a community. Leadership

Manage Goals is a young person’s experience with an adult who assists them to set and manage goals that are important to them and that build upon their passions

Prepare for College is a young person’s experience with an adult who helps them explore their college and career aspirations, needs, and fit. Providing college support requires taking time

Promote Peer Bonds is a young person’s experience with an adult who helps them work with peers in teams and groups, creating a safe space to learn with and

Promote Peer Bonds is a young person’s experience with an adult who helps them work with peers in teams and groups, creating a safe space to learn with and

Share Power is a young person’s experience with an adult who ensures that their voices and opinions matter. Sharing power involves supporting young people to feel connected, engaged, and