At Promise Village, children discover opportunities to increase self-esteem and achieve positive reinforcement through the PROMISES Stage System. Step-by-step, they learn by the working of the eight PROMISES principals to internalize important values and earn privileges by accepting responsibility.

The PROMISES include the practice of:

• Patience - delayed gratification and discernment in decision-making and behavioral responses.
• Respect - honoring one's self, another person, the environment and authority figures.
• Opportunity - looking and striving for the best outcome in every situation.
• My Responsibilities - taking ownership for personal obligations and responsibilities.
• Integrity - being honest, trustworthy and genuine with one's self and others.
• Self Control - thinking before reacting to temptations that are destructive to one's self and others.
• Excellence - striving for one's best actions and intentions in all situations.
• Service - giving of one's self for the benefit of others.