Focus.  Simplicity.  New Era.      

Character Education Partnership is now Character.org. Why are we changing our name?

Our simplified name, Character.org, is a testament to our focus on the relevant message of character, our work on building thriving school communities, and our telling of the great stories of ethical and engaged students and educators in our world.

Using our domain name as our company name gives us a uniqueness. It invites people to discover us. Our new name comes with a new look. See more >>

We are grateful for so many whose hard work and dedication helped make the 21st National Forum on Character Education one of the best ever. We united character educators from around the globe to discuss some of education’s most pressing issues and to highlight the good work many are doing. A recurring theme was the power of empathy. See Forum Highlights >>

Here’s a typical comment from one of our attendees: “I gladly attended every session.  In fact when the NSOC  session ended a few minutes early, I went into the PEACE session and got some more great ideas and information!  I told my principal that being at the conference was being like a kid in the candy store - I just wanted to gobble everything up and then some!”

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Plan to Attend the 2015 National Forum on Character Education 
We’d love to hear from you regarding speakers you’d like to see or topics you’d like addressed.

See details >>       Consider submitting a proposal to present >> 

Neighbors in Need Food Drive, Forest Avenue School
Forest Avenue School’s “Neighbors in Need” food drive, benefiting a local church, enabled students to stock, shop and personally bag over 75 family-sized Thanksgiving meals in a school-wide market-style pantry.

           

The Turkey Dinner Dance, Lafayette High School
The Turkey Dinner Dance is hosted by Lafayette students for senior citizens of the community to provide a warm, welcoming atmosphere in which they partake in a nice Thanksgiving meal and dance.

See other lesson plans and Promising Practices that help students express thankfulness and gratitude >>

5 Ways to Be More Empathetic
By Roman Krznaric
From everyday interactions to global conflicts, we've hit rock-bottom in compassion. Here's how you can be more understanding.

Social-Emotional Learning and Spirituality
By Dr. Maurice Elias
What is the connection of SEL and spirituality?

10 Things Students Remember
By Hal Urban
When one of these former students contacts me, I always ask the same question: “What do you most remember from being a student in my class?”

Student Choice Leads to Student Voice
By Joshua Block
For the first time in my life, school had not been about finding ways to meet requirements established by others -- it was about work that I believed in.