TEAM Youth Development System™ helps schools, youth-serving organizations, recreation programs, athletic programs, and community organizations strengthen the adults who influence young people and the young people themselves through practical professional development, youth development experiences, resources, and integrated partnerships.
Organizations can choose Adult Professional Development, Youth Development, or an Integrated Adult + Youth Partnership that brings both together around shared goals, language, and continued growth.
TEAM Youth Development System™ was created to help organizations strengthen both sides of youth development: the adults who shape the environment and the young people growing within it.
TEAM YDS combines practical Adult Professional Development, direct Youth Development experiences, resources, and integrated partnerships so learning can be reinforced through everyday interactions, relationships, expectations, and continued practice.
The goal is not simply to inspire people for a moment. The goal is to help organizations create stronger adults, stronger young people, and stronger environments over time.
The system reflects experience across schools, afterschool programs, athletics, recreation, youth development, coaching, professional learning, and organizational leadership. That experience has shaped TEAM YDS into a practical approach designed for real environments, real challenges, and everyday application.
Charles Michael Thomas has also presented and facilitated training at National Afterschool Association conventions for youth-serving professionals, bringing practical character-development and behavior-support strategies to a national audience.
TEAM YDS is designed around tools, language, and strategies that adults and young people can actually use in everyday situations.
Adult Professional Development and Youth Development can stand alone or work together through an integrated partnership.
Trainings, keynotes, books, journals, educator guides, and follow-up resources help extend learning beyond a single event.
Charles Michael Thomas is the founder of TEAM Youth Development System™ and a youth-development professional, educator, coach, trainer, and presenter with more than two decades of experience serving young people and the adults who support them.
His work has included schools, afterschool programs, athletics, recreation, professional development, and youth-serving organizations. He has also presented and facilitated training at National Afterschool Association conventions for youth-serving professionals.
TEAM YDS grew from a simple belief: character is developed through consistent interactions, encouragement, accountability, practical tools, and adults who intentionally teach, assist, and model the behaviors they hope to see.
TEAM YDS can help your organization choose the professional development, youth development experience, or integrated partnership that best fits your goals.