Project Cornerstone @ Gardner Bullis School

“Project Cornerstone is a community initiative, led by YMCA of Silicon Valley, to create an environment where all adults support and value children and teenagers so they grow up to be healthy, caring, and responsible adults.”

- YMCA of Silicon Valley

Gardner Bullis School, along with all LASD elementary schools, conducts the Project Cornerstone Asset Building Champions (ABC) program in its classrooms. This program utilizes parent volunteers trained in the developmental assets (Search Institute’s Developmental Assets) to read specially selected children’s books and lead related discussions and activities in the classroom.  Eight lessons are presented each year.

Goals and Overview of ABC Program: 

1. Increase the number of developmental assets in all children and adults. 

2. Increase the number of caring adults that students interact with at school to enable them to feel increased levels of support and value. 

3. Create a common language and vocabulary about respect in each school community. 

4. Use children’s literature to share concepts of caring, interpersonal competence, personal power, empathy, integrity, equality and social justice, honesty, and responsibility. 

5. Increase student life skills in decision making, planning, goal setting, building friendships, identification of feelings, taking care of health (physical and emotional), responding to bully behaviors, and peaceful conflict resolution. 

6. Increase student achievement and learning engagement by creating a more caring, positive school climate where all students belong and feel safe.

Books for the 2021-22 School Year: