Resources For Character Education

Character Education Handbook



  • Has your school or district cultivated a supportive and caring community?
    Do you think your staff, students, and the larger community have
    successfully implemented the 11 Principles of Effective Character?
  • Apply this fall for State or National School of Character and receive
    valuable insights and feedback to enhance your school culture regardless
    of the outcome. The School of Character Application deadline is
    November 8, 2024




Leading With Character

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  • Improve the climate and culture of your school community based on
    the 11 principles of character education
  • Gain ideas and resources to improve school climate and culture from a
    state and national school of character.
  • Understand the impact of character development on teachers,
    students, and overall school climate and culture




Making The Data Meaningful

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  • Understand practical ways to measure school climate and culture
  • Use your school data to impact school climate and culture
  • Reflect on your school climate
  • Develop action steps for improving character at your school




Your School's Core Values

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  • Understand how core values are defined, implemented, and embedded
    into school culture
  • Develop a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to
    character education at your school





A Caring Community

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  • Create a caring school community
  • Develop a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to
    character education at your school





Service-Learning

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  • Incorporate service-learning in your school and community.
  • Develop a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to
    character education at your school






Personalized Student Learning

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  • Incorporate a meaningful, challenging academic curriculum that
    respects all students, develops character, & helps them succeed
  • Develop a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to
    character education at your school





Intrinsic Motivation

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  • Foster intrinsic motivation in students
  • Develop a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to
    character education at your school









  • Explore the alignment between North Carolina's Portrait of a Graduate
    and the 11 Principles of Character Education.
  • Discover how these two frameworks can work to cultivate well-
    rounded, ethical, and successful students prepared for the challenges
    of the 21st century.







Resonsible Decision Making

Relationship Skills

Self & Social Awareness

Social-Emotional Learning

Self-management