Students at five Dickson County elementary schools can “Start Dreamin’” this week as the Dickson County Education Edge Committee is sponsoring assemblies at Charlotte, and elementary schools to promote character education and reinforce Character Counts! through the "Six Pillars of Character." The “Six Pillars of Character” are: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.

PRIMARY FOCUS is a performance team made up of eight college students who are presenting the character-building message through music, dance and interactive drama. 

Janet Cluck, Dickson County UT Extension director, said the program is an opportunity to reinforce the partnership between the Education Edge Committee, the Dickson County Chamber of Commerce and the UT Extension Office in teaching children the importance of good character.

“The program is very lively, kid-friendly and promotes great messages about character. We appreciate the involvement of the school system in allowing us to bring this program into Dickson County schools.”

Judy Woodard, vice principal at Charlotte Elementary School, said the students were delighted with the program.

“The messages were about how to make the right choices in life,” Woodard said.

“The cast sang songs, performed skits about each pillar and sent a valuable message to our students.”

The above is an excerpt from an article by Teri Burton of the Dickson Herald. Click here to read the full article.