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General Colin Powell Receives American Patriot of Character Award CEP is happy to announce a new resource, Character Education: What States Are Doing. This exclusive, comprehensive database of state legislation provides up-to-date information on what lawmakers have done to encourage character education in each state. CEP Board Member Publishes New Book 2008 NSOC Babylon Memorial Grade School Receives State Commendation Character Education on the Global Stage
Prevention Campaign Launch The District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DPW) spends roughly $20 million annually to pick up litter (about 6,000 tons of it) and approximately $1 million for supplies and services relating to graffiti removal. Graffiti is the most common type of vandalism, accounting for almost 35% of property vandalism nationally. Arrest data from 17 major cities show that 50 to 70% of all street-level graffiti is created by suburban adolescents, predominantly males between the ages of 12 and 19. Community leaders, businesspeople and educators have grown increasingly concerned about this issue and have decided to take action. DPW, Connect with Kids (CWK) and WUSA 9 have launched the litter and graffiti prevention program Not in Our DC! Pledge to Keep the Capital Clean to promote healthy, responsible behavior in an effort to reduce litter and graffiti by educating District residents – especially youth leaders – on this issue. DPW and CWK went to the source, District of Columbia youth, to learn what motivates them to keep their neighborhoods clean. Based on feedback, DPW and CWK created materials to increase awareness and give community leaders and youth the tools to become agents of change in their communities. The campaign launch consisted of two town hall-style meetings – one for DC youth and one for local adults – held at the WUSA 9 building in Tenleytown. In order to receive an Implementation Guide with Not in Our DC! campaign materials, as well as additional resources and information, go to www.connectwithkids.com/notinourdc. The Implementation Guide includes the DVD, Not in Our DC! Pledge to Keep the Capital Clean; Group Discussion and Individual Self-Reflection Questions; a Fact Sheet; and a Parent Tip Sheet. ____________________________________________________________________________ Board Member Honored CEP Board member Dick Pieper has been named the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees for The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, an international non-profit organization based in Westfield, Indiana. The servant leadership movement is based on the works of noted scholar and leader Robert Greenleaf, for whom their Center is named. They base their approach to leadership on key pillars. The first one is that servant leaders must be men and women of impeccable character. CEP Board President David Fisher notes, “In addition to his great passion and strong support for character education and positive youth development in America’s schools, Dick has long been a national champion for adult servant-based leadership. He understands and appreciates how the two fit together, hand-in-glove.” Fortunately for CEP, Pieper remains equally committed to CEP and its mission. He will continue to be a highly engaged member of a great leadership team. ____________________________________________________________________________ Character Education Goes International Two schools in Hong Kong recently invited CEP Senior Consultant Barbara Luther to visit Po Leung Kuk Primary and Creative Primary to share ideas about building collaborative cultures and the development of character education in youth. Energetic students sang to welcome her and Dennis Koo and Clio Chan, principals of the two schools, led teacher focus groups. Parents attended as well to participate in the activities. It was an educational and uplifting experience with one more reminder that Character Education has truly begun to span the globe! ____________________________________________________________________________ University of San Diego Specialist Certificate in Character Development |
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