"We have a lot of kids who need 'special attention' and we see a lot of changes because of our character-building activities," says Fernando Lopez, Middle School Program Coordinator.

On most days children do one CC! activity after school. But on Wednesday school ends at 1 p.m. instead of 3, so the 45-60 kids do two CC! activities: games and Q & A. For instance, they might use an obstacle course to focus on teamwork, working on respecting and trusting teammates.

Fort Irwin recently celebrated CC! Week and tied it in with Red Ribbon Week.