CSEE Character Education Awards

Congratulations to the 2009 Recipients

Schools beginning new character education programs:

Mercy High School
San Francisco, CA
$30,000

Read an excerpt from Mercy High School's application >>

Grace Church School
New York, NY
$20,000

Read an excerpt from Grace Church School's application >>

Seacoast Academy
Hampton Falls, NH
$10,000

Read an excerpt from Seacoast Academy's application >>

Schools fine-tuning established character education programs:

Wooster School
Danburry, CT
$20,000

Read an excerpt from Wooster's application >>

Norwood School
Bethesda, MD
$10,000

Willow School
Gladstone, NJ
$10,000

 

Good resources

What Works in Character Education: A report for policy makers and opinion leaders, Marvin W. Berkowitz & Melinda C. Bier (helpful in conjunction with the article above)

Smart & Good High Schools: Integrating Excellence and Ethics for Success in School, Work, and Beyond, by Thomas Lickona and Matthew Davidson (despite the book's name, the materials are appropriate for middle school and at least the upper grades of elementary)

A variety of items in the Overview, Classroom Practices, Featured Articles, and Books sections of the Office for Studies in Moral Development and Education in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

What Makes Character Education Programs Work?, David Brooks and Mark E. Kann

Building Moral Communities: A Guide for Educators, by Michael Schulman (order through CSEE).

Highly Effective Programs: Character Education in Independent Schools, by the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education (October, 2007).

Parenting for Character: Five Experts, Five Practices, by the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education (January, 2008).