Children At Promise: 9 Principles to Help Kids Thrive in an At Risk World

Children At Promise offers a breakthrough paradigm for raising healthy and responsible children who contribute positively to their world. School principal Dr. Tim Stuart and former teacher-of-the-year Cheryl Bostrom offer a practical book filled with illustrations that show how at-risk and advantaged children can realize their At Promise identity. Solidly grounded in tested educational and psychological theory as well as timeless biblical wisdom, Children At Promise provides parents and educators with the insights, motivation, and tools for raising successful children of P. R. O. M. I. S. E. character.
AT PROMISE stands for
A Adversity and pain can lead to growth
T Trust between a caring adult and a child

P Perseverance
R Responsibility for our actions
O Optimism
M Motivated by identity
I Integrity
S Service
E Engaged Play

Tim Stuart, Ed.D., serves as the high school principal at Rehoboth Christian School in New Mexico and has taught at schools on three continents. He is a Gates Millennium Scholar and founder and president of At Promise, Inc. A member of North Carolina's High Plains Saponi Indian Tribe, he is former associate director of Washington State University's Native Teacher Preparation Program at Northwest Indian College.

Cheryl Bostrom, M.A., author, speaker, and former Teacher of the Year, has taught and mentored junior and senior high school students in both public and Christian schools.