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The 19th National Forum on Character Education
Please join us for the National Forum on Character Education: Developing Leaders of Integrity. The Forum will be held in Washington, D.C. from Nov. 1-4, 2012. Come explore strategies and solutions that transform schools into schools of character. Register Now >>

Why Attend?

  • Advance your skills and delve deeply into a specific topic in character education with an in-depth workshop.  
  • Learn from top scholars and experienced character educators how character education can help solve your school’s challenges during our breakout sessions.
  • Gain real-life best practices and effective strategies from nationally-recognized schools during our extended National Schools of Character Marketplace of Ideas and our school site visits.
  • Network with educators, organization leaders, top scholars, and others from around the country and the world who share your goals.
  • Gain insight from our thought-provoking and inspirational keynote speakers: Paul Tough; Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D.; Bertice Berry, Ph.D.; and Scott Taylor.
  • Discover valuable resources for school improvement at our exhibit hall.
  • Earn graduate credit for your attendance.
  • Explore D.C. during an exciting time in the nation’s history.

Hear from Last Year’s Attendees

Our past attendees rave about all that the Forum has to offer

“I came away with many valuable tools and ideas to implement upon my return to school.” –Teacher at Horizon Elementary School in Idaho

“Our administrator commented that this conference was the best she had ever
attended.  We were challenged by our keynote speakers, were able to
network with teachers from across our great nation, and hear new initiatives
and studies from some of the greatest educational psychologists of our
times. Along with that, we had time to reflect with our colleagues on ways
of implementing strategies for future best practices.” – Character Coordinator/Teacher at Valley Preparatory Academy in California

“The presenters were well informed and related well to the participants. Their
information was timely and useful. Overall it was a very informative
experience.” – Professor at Regent University School of Education in Virginia

“The Forum was incredible and exceeded my expectations by far…The experiences that I had from the Forum inspired and motivated me to go back to my school and start
making some changes…we are seeing the direct effects of the strategies we learned on our students and the differences that they are making.” – 6th grade teacher at Stewart Elementary School in California

“There was a fantastic array of speakers and content that would be valuable to any
educator.” –Coordinator for Servant Leadership Program at Brookstone School in Georgia

“My time at the Forum was filled with moments of awe, experiences shared with new
acquaintances and information presented so powerfully as to ignite a desire to take our home grown character education to a new level of excellence.” – Community Liaison at Wells Middle School in California

“What surprised me was that I walked away ready to start a character building program in my school.” – Campus Minister & Dean of Students at Immaculate Conception Academy in California

“In attending the forum…for the first time, I could not have been more impressed with its rich content and how smoothly the forum was conducted…The presentations given at the forum…were informative providing useful teaching methods for character development which I hope to share with my colleagues in Japan.” – Student at Kyoto University in Japan

 

Thank you to our sponsors!

CEP is grateful to our sponsors for their support for the National Forum on Character Education and our mission to help schools develop leaders of character. To join them, please donate now, or view our sponsorship opportunities for more information.