Issues: We Work On

Prajna Consulting works with schools and families on issues related to life beyond the classroom. In the area of Ethics and Human Development, we focus on choices young people are faced with that will shape who they become as adults. We present the latest evidence around current adolescent issues and share models and curriculum that address those issues. We talk about the power of young people owning their own choices and decisions rather than allowing other people’s choices to happen to them. We help young people to be assertive rather than passive in their life choices. We work with families and schools to support that idea.

In addition, we explore ideas related to creating sustainable change not only in the lives of young people but also in the larger community. Many schools’ Community Involvement, Service Learning, or Social Justice programs can complement and deepen the learning of their Ethics and Human Development curricula. Young people looking for identity and to make decisions that reflect their own and their families’ values find great meaning and application in the experiential and intentional facets of an effective service program. Prajna has the experience and perspective to support schools’ efforts to develop new or strengthen existing community-based programs.

We work with businesses and non-profits to complement their missions with community involvement programs that participate in and strengthen their surrounding communities. While believing this is the right and just choice for all businesses to make, evidence shows the positive impact community involvement programs have on the mission and profitability of the businesses themselves. Providing opportunities for employee teams to work together in an elementary tutoring program, for example, allows them a chance to strengthen relationships with co-workers and broaden perspectives on their own communities, both of which lead to higher performance in the workplace. In addition to promoting positive action in the community we also provide unique in-service workshops on stress, communication, and sexual harassment in the work place.