NEW Character Education Supplement

What is Character Education?

Many schools have recognized the importance of “Character Education” in the classroom. Character Education supports  learning and success for all students in the school environment and beyond. Using lessons that promote the core values of At My Best®- Ability, Belonging and Caring helps to create a positive learning environment where students feel comfortable, confident and safe. Character Education is a deliberate effort by schools, families, and communities to help young children understand, care about, and act upon core ethical values. It promotes the kinds of attitudes, positive personal attributes, beliefs and behaviours that the school wants children to learn and to foster for life. These qualities are continuously modeled, taught, expected, celebrated and practiced through the every day actions of teachers and students. Character Education is a school wide effort to nurture a community in which affirmative self talk, cooperation, core values, positive attitudes and appropriate behaviours are encouraged. It is the explicit promotion of universally desirable qualities.

Why was Character Education Developed?

Character Education was developed because educators believed the social, ethical and emotional development of young people is just as important, if not more, than mastering academics. It is a way to deliver crucial life lessons that will allow young children to learn about and master the life skills needed for personal growth and success throughout life. Character Education gives explicit instruction and models the actions that can be taken when challenges arise

Download a copy of the At My Best® Character Education Supplement 

The At My Best® Character Education Supplement provides additional extensions to the lessons already provided in the At My Best® toolkit. These extensions focus specifcally on linking emotional well being components into the existing lesson plans.