PBS Wants to Know What You Believe
PBS broadcasts essay submissions from listeners and a searchable database is available on the website along with resources for educators, students, and other youth interested in submitting essays to the site. This I Believe promotes public dialog across all ages, races, and cultures. Thousands of entries have been submitted to the website, which began as […]
Farragut Middle School (IN) Students Build Character on a School Field Trip
Elizabeth MacTavish, a seventh-grade science teacher, inspired the idea to send Farragut Middle School’s top students on a four-day field trip to reward them for working hard throughout the year. The students had the opportunity to teach science classes at Manteo Elementary School in North Carolina. This field trip of character involved a trip to […]
Hinsdale Central High Is a National School of Character
Every year the Character Education Partnership awards 10 schools the National Schools of Character Award. This year we are proud to learn that Hinsdale Central High School in Illinois – a very active CC! school – is a NSOC winner! Congratulations to them and other finalists. Read about CC! at Hinsdale.
Take a Stand!
As schools face funding crunches and federal funds are increasingly tied to standards, more people are looking elsewhere to fund events and activities. Sunkist is offering kids aged 7-12 the opportunity to raise money for their school through traditional lemonade stands. They will send free kits to applicants, but they’re limited to the first 20,000 […]
Teachable Moments Aren’t Always Pretty
The recent Internet videotape of six girls beating up a 16-year-old resulted in a national outcry and call for a ban on online shock videos that “desensitize” kids to violence. But Michael Josephson, founder of Josephson Institute and CHARACTER COUNTS!, disagrees. “The fact that we’re able to see it is a good thing,” he told […]
The Story of Stuff
Throughout this month’s special edition, all Web links to sites will help your class or organization live a more sustainable life. Our final free resource is a 20-minute animated story about, well, stuff. All the “stuff” we consume creates enormous waste. As long as we have trees to cut down, coal to mine, and oil […]
Six Pillars of Character Cited in Eliot Spitzer Opinion Piece
GEORGIA – Professor Archie Carroll of the University of Georgia highlighted the Six Pillars of Character in an essay about the importance of character in leadership titled “Spitzer’s Character Undermines Ethics.” Read more »
American Idol Finalist Receives CHARACTER COUNTS! Award
INDIANA – After returning home from American Idol as a Top-16 finalist, Luke Menard was given a “Champion of Character” award by his local CHARACTER COUNTS! organization in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Read more »
Schools Tackle Bullying
MARYLAND – Impelled by a National Crime Prevention Council survey that reported an increase in bullying, Washington County Public Schools have initiated a variety of anti-bullying programs, including CHARACTER COUNTS! Read more »