Building on the "Best" - Using Appreciative Inquiry to Strengthen Communities

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an Asset-Capacity building Model that celebrates what is going well in a community and builds on these strengths to build capacity and empower community members.

AI theory guides community members to:

• Appreciate and value the best of 'what is'.
• Envision 'what might be'.
• Dialogue about 'what should or could be'.
• Take Action = 'what to do, and how to do it'.

PUTTING STUDENTS IN THE GAME ... Learning through Uncertainty & Emergence

PuCKs has evolved, grounded in a philosophy of community involvement, empowerment, leadership and personal growth.

Some of our research has involved the use of inquiry-based learning that supports youth engagement and unique individual growth.