there are readings

1.Intentionality in programming. What are the advantages? What are the potential roadblocks?

2.How have some of the oldest national youth-serving organizations evolved toward a more intentional approach? Did they have to shift from their original mission or were they able to stay aligned with their original purpose?

3.Describe the impact of Art First within the context of intentional youth development programming.

4.Brofenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory of Development provides a framework of five environmental systems within which individuals act and react. His theory is cited extensively in the PYD literature. Why is this?