The 18th National Forum on Character Education included a number of firsts:
- A record 43 schools and 1 district were honored as National Schools of Character
- A record 260 Promising Practices winners were recognized, including entries from Mexico, Brazil, and Singapore.
- Soeren Palumbo and Danielle Liebl gave the first-ever student keynote as they spoke about the value of inclusive education
- First-ever Skype session connecting Hong Kong, Atlanta and San Francisco
- First time the Sanford McDonnell Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to an active school superintendent, Dr. Sheldon Berman.
Download an abbreviated version of the 2011 Forum Program.
Check out featured videos from the 2011 conference below, or visit the CEP Media Center for more videos of our keynotes speakers.
Hal Urban welcomed the crowd with an inspiring opening keynote.
Bullying Prevention Panel
Student speakers Soeren Palumbo and Danielle Liebl spoke about the importance of inclusion
Brigadier General Dana Born spoke about the relationship between character and resiliency as illustrated by some inspiring students at the Air Force Academy
See what last year’s attendees had to say about the Forum:
- “I loved being able to learn about how other school are making a difference with character!” – Nicole Langston, Director of Southwest Early Childhood Center in Missouri
- “There was a fantastic array of speakers and content that would be valuable to any educator.” – Meghan Blackmon, Coordinator for Servant Leadership Program at Brookstone School in Georgia
- “I came away with many valuable tools and ideas to implement upon my return to school.” – Dawn Briggs, Teacher at Horizon Elementary School in Idaho
- “The presenters were well informed and related well to the participants. Their information was timely and useful. Overall it was a very informative experience.” – Sheila Hill-Russ, Professor at Regent University School of Education in Virginia
