Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program
Program Philosophy

Seven important tenets express the philosophy of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program.

• All students can learn.
• The school values all students.
• All students can actively contribute to their own education and to the education of others.

• “The most important thing I want to do as a tutor is explain to the kids that learning is the way to success.” – middle school tutor

  All students, parents and teachers have the right to participate fully in creating and maintaining excellent schools.
• Excellence in schools contributes to individual and collective economic growth, stability and advancement.
• Commitment to educational excellence is created by including students, parents and teachers in setting goals, making decisions, monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes.
• Students, parents and teachers must be provided extensive, consistent support in ways that allow students to learn, teachers to teach, and parents to be involved.