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Inspiring Character is the official magazine of Character.org.

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Character Research Events and Updates Family/Parenting Featured Organizations In Their Own Voice Newsletter Newsletter : 01.21.2021 Newsletter : 03.18.2021 Newsletter : 04.15.2021 Newsletter : 04.22.2021 Newsletter : 05.06.2021 Newsletter : 05.19.2020 Newsletter : 06.11.2020 Newsletter : 06.25.2020 Newsletter : 08.11.2020 Newsletter : 08.27.2020 Newsletter : 09.17.2020 Newsletter : 10.01.2020 Newsletter : 10.15.2020 Newsletter : 10.29.2020 Newsletter : 11.12.2020 Newsletter : 11.24.2020 Newsletter : 12.17.2020 Press Releases Sports/Coaching Workplaces
A Virtuous Contemplation
Posted In: Character Research, In Their Own Voice, Newsletter,
Date posted Jul 28

Character.org summer intern, Holly Whisenant, ventured on her own character virtues journey after being inspired by Benjamin Franklin and his 13...

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Mainely Character—The Scholarship Where Character Counts
Posted In: 05.06.2021,
Date posted May 6

by: Anne Cass “I am not afraid to speak out for what I value. Amara Ifeji “No matter how many times I’ve been knocked down,...

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Relationships. Company.
Posted In: 05.06.2021,
Date posted May 6

by: Maureen Mulderig “Which is more important,” asked Big Panda, “the journey or the destination?” “The...

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Preparing Adolescents for Civic Virtue through Courageous Conversations
Posted In: 04.22.2021,
Date posted Apr 22

By Barbara Whitlock, Humanities Coordinator at Montrose School. In early October 2020, when the US presidential election season was churning in the...

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What I Owe to Nature
Posted In: 04.15.2021,
Date posted Apr 15

By Heather Cazad When I was three, I lived in the country where my mom owned 21 acres of woodsy hillside. I was too young to form many memories...

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Going to the Heart of Principle 7
Posted In: 03.18.2021,
Date posted Mar 18

By David Streight, author: Breaking Into the Heart of Character Of the 11 Principles, Principle 7 (“The school fosters students’...

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Character Education: The Triumph of Intrinsic Motivation Over Extrinsic Rewards
Posted In: 03.18.2021,
Date posted Mar 18

By Liliana Borrero, Associate Director of Learning Programs at Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia “When we think about the kind of...

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Why Playing Golf is a Great Life Skill
Posted In: 01.21.2021,
Date posted Jan 21

By Brandon DiCroce, Fairway Approach At your average high school or university, chances are that golf is not going to be the most popular sport...

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Teaching Character Education Through Music
Posted In: 01.21.2021,
Date posted Jan 21

By Barbara Weaver Scott Jackie DeShannon’s song – “What the world needs now, is love, sweet love,” sums up the necessity...

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Building Character Through the Arts
Posted In: 01.21.2021,
Date posted Jan 21

By Bryan Stanton, Alamo Heights High School It is widely known that the arts are an essential and unique human experience. When COVID-19...

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From the Sidelines: A Character-Focused Half-Time
Posted In: 12.17.2020,
Date posted Dec 17

by Dr. David Keller, Director of the Hollingsworth Center for Ethical Leadership at Texas A&M University Note: This article was originally...

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A Letter of Gratitude to My Most Memorable Teacher
Posted In: 11.24.2020,
Date posted Nov 24

By Heather CazadDirector, Communications; Director, National Forum at Character.org On this Thanksgiving Week, I want to reflect on the people...

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