ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES:
El Puente’s Twelve Fundamental Principles
DEVELOPMENT:
Liberate the power of our human potential.
UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY:
Embrace who we are and affirm the many differences that strengthen and make our common
humanity powerful.
MENTORING:
Be bridges of growth and empowerment to each other.
RESPECT:
Revere all life, our earth and the spirit of the universe.
HOLISM:
Thrive in the balance and unity of body, mind, spirit and community.
MASTERY:
Be disciplined and strive for excellence for body, mind, spirit and community.
SAFETY:
Create relationships and environments free from physical, mental and social harm.
CREATIVITY:
Be free to challenge what exists and explore a universe of beauty and possibility.
CREATING COMMUNITY:
Build bridges of personal relationships to advance the human condition wherever we are.
LOVE & CARING
Nurture the life force of community by freely giving and sharing of ourselves
for the good of others.
COLLECTIVE SELF-HELP:
Use the human power of relationships to build, thrive and together
"boldly go where no one has gone before."
PEACE & JUSTICE
Rise up for human rights, beauty, harmony and the celebration of the sacred.
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