Selected Character Education Programs
University of Illinois Urban Program Resource Network: Character
Education (http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/SchoolsOnline/charactered.html)
Strategies, resources and classroom activities that will challenge students'
minds, empower their senses of well-being, and rekindle their hearts with
a commitment to values and beliefs essential to becoming and being whole
individuals.
Character Counts (www.charactercounts.org)
Curriculum teaching the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect,
responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.
Character Education Partnership (www.character.org)
- A nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to
developing moral character and civic virtues in our nations youth as one
means of creating a more compassionate and responsible society.
CHARACTERplus (http://info.csd.org)
- A division of cooperating School districts, St. Louis, MO; weaves character
education throughout the school day, integrating it into discipline policies,
afterschool activities and reform initiatives.
Developmental Studies Center (www.devstu.org)
- A very comprehensive prevention program focused on creation of a "caring
community of learners." There is a focus on relationships and class
meetings, and extension to community and after-school programs.
Ethics Resource Center (www.ethics.org)
- Aims to serve as a catalyst for the integration of character education
initiatives in organizations and institutions that serve our youth.
Giraffe Project (www.giraffe.org)
- Encourages kids to stick their necks out for the common good by telling
stories of real-life heroes in the media, in schools, and on podiums.
Global Classroom (www.globalclassroom.com)
- A mail order company that specializes in quality educational and character
education products.
Heartwood Institute (www.heartwoodethics.org)
- Heartwood curriculums use multicultural literature to help children
understand seven universal attributes: courage, loyalty, justice. respect,
hope, honesty and love.
Institute for Global Ethics (www.globalethics.org)
- Seeks to promote public discourse and practical action around significant
ethical issues. Interesting ethical dilemmas.
Laws of Life Essay Contest (www.lawsoflife.org)
- The John Templeton foundation encourages young people to write about
their own laws of life.
Living Values (www.livingvalues.net)
- Provides guiding principles and tools for the development of the whole
person, recognizing that the individual is comprised of physical, intellectual,
emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Parents and children will find activities
that support values learning and living.
Project Wisdom (www.projectwisdom.com)
Helping students make wiser choices.
Wise Skills Resources (www.wiseskills.com)
- Highlights the lives of positive role models as a basis for addressing
character, community, and conflict resolution. |
