International Forum

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At Our Next Virtual International Forum
October 19-20, 2022!

What to expect

✓ Several Keynote speakers to inspire you on topical issues

✓ A celebration of our 2022 National Schools of Character

✓ Learn new approaches and initiatives when we recognize schools for their 2022 Promising Practices

✓ Shared best practices and emerging strategies with like-minded individuals from across the United States and around the world

✓ Learn new character development programs (especially those offered by our Forum partners)

✓ Opportunity to ask questions and share your own experiences

✓ Exhibitor Booths

2022 Keynote Speaker

Irshad Manji

Will explain how to equip people to engage productively about polarizing issues without inflaming the culture wars.

More about Irshad Manji

2022 Forum Sponsors

COPT, Corporate Office Properties Trust

CCC Alliance

George Weiss, Say Yes to Education

David Berger Foundation

commonwealth foundation

2022 Forum Partners

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.