Students at Jamie McGee Elementary School raised $9,400 during a year-long Walk-a-Thon conducted during physical-education classes. All of the proceeds were sent to two Mississippi elementary schools destroyed by hurricane Katrina. Every child at Jamie McGee earned a purple bead for participating in the event. The beads, representing the pillar of Citizenship, can be strung on shoelaces alongside other hard-earned Six Pillar beads.

School-age children at Fort Lewis’ Beachwood Center participated in character-related activities in a summer curriculum focused on CC!. Throughout the season, classrooms performed cheers, songs, dances, exercises, and cadences celebrating the Six Pillars for an audience of parents and peers.

Supporting world peace was a priority for students and their families. Mentors working with students to assess the safety of playground equipment related the project to larger peace issues. The culminating lesson was an evening event in which families walked through the school with their children and planted a peach tree to remember a beloved staff member. The students made posters celebrating peace and carried them during the walk.