A CC! commercial in Fort Dodge featured the CHARACTER COUNTS! Corps, and it's fitting. In the 2003-4 school year, Corps youth gave presentations to 22 Iowa classrooms and talked to over 600 students. They discussed values, especially as guides to good choices, and asked kids to reflect on people who had influenced their values. The Corps also engaged the kids in activities to reinforce the lessons and handed out "How to Be a Responsible Citizen" booklets to the students and teacher.
The CC! Corps seeks promote positive character building in the home, school and community by teaching young people about the Six Pillars of Character. In other activities, the Corps has created a DVD on presentations and a 20-page "tabloid" on efforts toward good character in the community.
It began in November 2003, when 10 high school students volunteered and participated in eight hours of CC! youth training sponsored by the Institute of Character Development in Des Moines. They learned how to facilitate character education activities and discussions for children 6-16, as well as for members of adult service organizations.
CC! coordinator Pam Bunte facilitates the group. Pam is a certified CC! trainer and a board member of both the Iowa Community Education Association and the Iowa Asset Building Coalition.
CHARACTER COUNTS! in Fort Dodge has won recognition as a leader and innovator of youth programs from the Institute for Character Development, and it received the Character Builder Award in 2001.
The CC! Corps seeks promote positive character building in the home, school and community by teaching young people about the Six Pillars of Character. In other activities, the Corps has created a DVD on presentations and a 20-page "tabloid" on efforts toward good character in the community.
It began in November 2003, when 10 high school students volunteered and participated in eight hours of CC! youth training sponsored by the Institute of Character Development in Des Moines. They learned how to facilitate character education activities and discussions for children 6-16, as well as for members of adult service organizations.
CC! coordinator Pam Bunte facilitates the group. Pam is a certified CC! trainer and a board member of both the Iowa Community Education Association and the Iowa Asset Building Coalition.
CHARACTER COUNTS! in Fort Dodge has won recognition as a leader and innovator of youth programs from the Institute for Character Development, and it received the Character Builder Award in 2001.
