Save the Date 2016 National Forum on Character Education Grand Hyatt | Washington, DC | October 13-15, 2016 During this National Forum in our capital city only a few weeks before a presidential election, we will discuss civic responsibility, creating good citizenship and building leadership in our communities. It’s up to us to make the world better, and we can do that by first developing better people. That’s why we’ve chosen the theme Educate, Inspire, Empower: Building Productive and Caring Citizens You won’t want to miss this opportunity to interact with noted educators and researchers, enjoy keynote presentations by well-known leaders like Michele Borba, celebrate with the 2016 Schools of Character and discover the latest products and services that support character education in our exhibit hall. Check it out: http://character.org/conference/2016-forum/ See what attendees had to say about the 2015 Forum: January 2016 Newsletter “Character Education is not a program — it’s a way of life.” Volume 10, Issue 1 Inside this issue: CHARACTER.ORG 23rd National Forum 1 Best Practices for the Month of January 2 Will it bring a smile? 3 Check this out. - Resources for Teachers 3 MCCE@SU 2015 Awards Pictures 4 HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY!
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Save the Date
2016 National Forum on Character Education Grand Hyatt | Washington, DC | October 13-15, 2016
During this National Forum in our capital city only a few weeks before a presidential election, we will discuss civic responsibility, creating good citizenship and building leadership in our communities. It’s up to us to make the world better, and we can do that by first developing better people. That’s
why we’ve chosen the theme
Educate, Inspire, Empower: Building Productive and Caring Citizens
You won’t want to miss this opportunity to interact with noted educators and researchers, enjoy keynote presentations by well-known leaders like Michele Borba, celebrate with the 2016 Schools of
Character and discover the latest products and services that support character education in our exhibit hall.
Check it out: http://character.org/conference/2016-forum/
See what attendees had to say about the 2015 Forum:
January 2016 Newsletter
“Character
Education is not a
program — it’s a
way of life.”
Volume 10, Issue 1
Inside this issue:
CHARACTER.ORG 23rd National Forum
1
Best Practices for the Month of January
2
Will it bring a smile?
3
Check this out. - Resources for Teachers
3
MCCE@SU 2015 Awards Pictures
4
HAVE A
WONDERFUL
HOLIDAY!
Honoring our Award Winners from the 2014– 2015 School Year Best Practices for the Month of January
Route Forty Elementary School, Garrett County
Primary Principles Emphasized: 1, 4, and 6
Objective(s): Educate students that can identify problems, identify solutions, and take actions by working together. Route Forty Elementary School is a rural school that houses Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. We are 133 students strong with seven classroom teachers and a day care center situated in the school. The Character, Climate, and Culture (CCC) com-mittee is charged with the responsibility of creating a year full of activities that students, teachers, and other adult staff use to create a caring, kind, respectful, and responsible environment.
Our school motto is “Route Forty students work together to solve problems and make a difference.” This motto is put into ac-tion by all students who work hard and use respect and responsibility daily in the classroom. Rex, our school mascot, teaches the students to R – Really stick to it, E – Encourage others, and X – Try eXtra hard.
Throughout the year the CCC committee creates activities that promote the values of our Garrett County school system: self-discipline and control, responsibility and dependability, caring and giving, fairness, justice, and equality, trustworthiness, honesty, and sincerity, courage and facing challenges, respect and courtesy, and cooperation and teamwork. Each month one class creates a creative way to share with the student body that month’s character trait. Students create skits, sing songs, or create posters to hang throughout the school reminding students what good behavior looks like and sounds like. Students are celebrated each month with a character certificate that highlights those character achievements. Rex joins them for a photo which is shared in
the local newspaper.
Route Forty
Elementary School
Best Practices for the
Month of January
Principal: Candy Maust
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