Ethics & Integrity Initiative

Ethics in action creates character

Character.org received a 3-year grant from the School for Ethical Education to increase ethical awareness and behavior in society by advancing the ethical education of young people. The Character.org staff and board are implementing a range of initiatives to inspire and equip students of all ages to “live their values.”

Academic Integrity Toolkit

Creating a Culture of Academic Integrity: A Tool Kit for Secondary Schools provides school leaders and teachers easy to use tools to support a culture of integrity in the classroom and throughout the school community.

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The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass Workbook presents 56 dilemmas to help students master the Golden Compass process. The dilemmas are ethical situations relevant to the life of middle school and high school students while at school, home and in the community. The Golden Compass Workbook can be used in literature, history or science and health classes.

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Academic Integrity PSA Program

The Academic Integrity PSA Program is an opportunity for high school students across the world to create their own message about the importance of academic integrity, honesty, and ethics in action.

The PSA should focus on the positive benefits of academic integrity rather than the negative consequences associated with cheating.

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You can reach out with any questions about the Ethics and Integrity Initiative to information@character.org

Commitment

Parents need to commit to model and reinforce to their children the core values and character strengths that mean the most to them. They also need to be creative and offer meaningful experiences that illuminate how important these character strengths are to the family’s core values.

Conversations

We know “We need to talk” freaks kids out, but too often parents avoid having conversations about character, especially as children get older. While it may not be easy to talk sometimes, we know from the research that parents who avoid talking to their children about serious matters quickly lose trust and connection.

Celebration

Parents need to find ways for their children to be active participants in their own character growth. Optimal character development occurs when children begin to make self-motivated commitments to consistently practice a core value (e.g. “I want to be the kind of person who is always honest and shows up on time.”) Parents need to celebrate these moments to shape and define individual character.

Ethics & Integrity Initiative

Ethics in action creates character

Academic Integrity Toolkit

The Golden Compass

Academic Integrity PSA Program

You can reach out with any questions about the Ethics and Integrity Initiative to information@character.org

Consistency

Community

Commitment

Conversations

Celebration