Character Education Links

The Laws of Life Essay Contest

This international essay writing program is the John Templeton Foundation's oldest and most important character education initiative. Find out how your community can launch an essay contest that focuses on maxims and universal principles!

The Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character

Learn about all of the Center's character education's initiatives at this easy-to-navigate website.

The Ethics Resource Center

Enjoy surfing ERC's attractive site, and make sure you check out the page on their character education program.

CHARACTER COUNTS!

Coalition of the Josephson Institute of Ethics. Learn about the coalition, a national, diverse partnership of education and human-service organizations, whose programs are committed to the "Six Pillars of Character".

The Character Education Partnership

Enjoy surfing CEP's attractive website and finding out all about this nonpartisan coalition's programs and publications. Not to miss: the site's useful resources and links to other character education websites.

The Kenan Institute for Ethics

Learn about this program, whose mission is to support the study and teaching of ethics and promote moral reflection and commitment in personal, professional, community, and civic life.

The Cooperating School District of St. Louis

The character education links of Cooperating School District's website of St. Louis, Missouri. Check out these useful links, especially the one to CSD's own, comprehensive character education initiative, a nine-year old program that integrates character education in the curricula of all grade levels in over 30 St. Louis school districts.

Maximize the Moment

Every minute counts when it comes to teaching your students or your family about character. Now you can make the most of your time by making MAXIMize messages and materials a part of your homeroom or family discussion time.