Utah Schools: applications due December 8, 2008!


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The Sprint Character Education Grant Program accepts applications for funding of character education programs promoting leadership, youth volunteerism, character education and school pride. Grants will fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, teacher training and equipment that facilitates character education for K-12 students. This program is available to all U.S. public schools (K-12) ($500-$5,000) and U.S. public schools districts ($10,000-$25,000). Applications accepted in February 2009.

25th Annual Character Education Conference

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NEW - Visibility Packages (click to see .pdf) Visibility Packages are a quick and convenient way to order a variety of merchandise that will increase Community of Caring visibility in your school. Each package includes a 10% discount!

 

Radix Elementary students in Willamstown, NJ, plant a dogwood tree in the school's butterfly garden in memory of the Virginia Tech tragedy.

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2008 Youth Leadership Summit Reflection
June 10-12, 2008, Salt Lake City, Utah

24th Annual Community of Caring K-12 National Character Education Conference Reflection July 28-30, 2008, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Community of Caring: Character Education That Works

Caring | Respect | responsibility | trust | family

The University of Utah is proud to be the site of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring. Community of Caring is built around five core values that empower young people to be responsible and caring members of a community: Caring, Respect, Responsibility, Trust, and Family. These five values serve as a foundation and umbrella for school activities and initiatives in Community of Caring schools. By developing schools as caring, respectful, responsible, trustworthy and family-oriented communities, we put children, teachers and school staff at the center of education as the values are weaved into every aspect of school life and the existing curriculum.

Community of Caring is the program that caring schools select. The Community of Caring program is an evidence-based, nationally-recognized character education program in over 1,200 schools in 46 states nation-wide and in Canada.

"In Community of Caring, we believe the quality of caring we give to our parents, to our brothers and sisters, to our families, to our friends and neighbors, and to the poor and the powerless endows a life, a community with respect, hope and happiness."

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder

Articles & Letters

Education Week: Social-Skills Programs
Found to Yield Gains in Academic Subjects by Debra Viadero

Education Week: How Measuring School Climate Can Improve Your School by Jonathan Cohen and Terry Pickeral

Funding Updates

Sprint Ahead for Education Grant Program

Community of Caring EndorsEments & Recognitions

Community of Caring Awards

 

Why do schools adopt Community of Caring?

Community of Caring...

• fosters character and citizenship development
• improves school attendance and academic performance
• improves school climate and creates a caring school community
• fosters greater acceptance of diversity, including students with intellectual disabilities
• creates safer school environments by preventing bullying and other forms of violence
• prevents teen pregnancy with a youth development focus
• reduces tobacco, drug and alcohol use
• helps implement school reform
  
  

Click here to see research and results!