Youth Frontiers

"I actually got what they were trying to tell us, and I'm a better person."
8th grader, Courage Retreat

Youth Frontiers®

TEACHING VALUES. BUILDING CHARACTER.

Youth Frontiers retreat
Youth Frontiers retreat

The Youth Frontiers Vision:

To change the way young people treat each other in every hallway,
lunch line, and classroom of every school in America.

How we're realizing our vision:

  • By delivering programs that improve school climate and strengthen student character.
  • By teaching students how to incorporate the timeless values of kindness, courage, respect, leadership, and wisdom into their daily lives.
  • By reaching more students and educators each year, from fewer than 1,000 students in 1987 to almost 90,000 in fourteen states today.
  • By honoring educators as central figures in our communities.

And it's working:

  • Nearly 9 out of 10 schools rebook retreats for the following year, despite funding challenges.
  • According to data gathered through an independent study, 90% of students rate their Youth Frontiers Kindness Retreat as "Excellent" or "Very Good."
  • And, two months after their retreat, nearly three-fourths of participants reported being more respectful of others since the retreat.

To find out more:

Call Youth Frontiers locally at 952.922.0222, or toll-free at 1.888.992.0222. Ask about our faculty retreats and daylong school programs for elementary school, middle school and high school students nationwide.