Athletics provide a powerful opportunity for building good character. Skills like work ethic, teamwork, leadership, and integrity contribute to the short-term success of the athlete and team and the long-term development and success of the individual.
We’d be happy to meet with your team and coaches to help you start a sports initiative. We’ll help educate your team about:
Our team will also be your guide throughout your continued efforts.
Our team can assist you in evaluating your needs and selecting the services that will help meet your goals.
Understanding the culture of your team is the essential first step towards getting the competitive edge.
The Sport Team Culture survey gathers parallel data from athletes and coaching staff. It can provide insight into:
In this workshop, participants will learn tools and strategies to coach the Six Pillars in athletics and activities by turning values into behaviors, as well as develop implementation plans to Teach, Encourage, Advocate, and Model the Six Pillars of Character on their teams.
Our team can work with you and discuss:
Consultations are a great way to keep your CC! program on-track and provide your team with new ideas to help make your CC! program successful.
We offer a variety of character education curricular resources in our online store, including:
Our online lesson plan library provides character education lesson plans that can be filtered by grade level and topic.
Check out our Digital Classroom.
Don’t wait another day to integrate on character skills in your athletics inititaties!
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The Tulare County (CA) Office of Education (TCOE) has been an innovative and long-time advocate of CHARACTER COUNTS! and the Six Pillars of Character. In addition to implementing CHARACTER COUNTS! in their schools, they have expanded their efforts to include our athletics component, Pursuing Victory with Honor (PVWH).
Tulare County’s efforts have been positively impacting student-athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators throughout 48 California school districts and for more than 20 years.
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The ESSENTIALS is a research-based character development, SEL, and leadership enhancement program designed for educators working with middle and high school-aged youth.
The ten focus areas in The ESSENTIALS series represent critical competencies for developing character and culture skills needed for success in school, extra-curricular activities, work, and beyond.
Modules are aligned with the Six Pillars of Characterand the core CASEL Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies of self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.