Character Education And Internship Program

Character Education

& Internship Program

Character Education

& Internship Program

UPF Character Education InitiativeUPF Character Education Initiative

• Promotes a comprehensive approach to character education

• Focuses on universal values and core ethical principles common to all cultures

• Advocates the family is the first school of love

• Advocates the school has an active role to play in character formation

• Promotes a comprehensive approach to character education

• Focuses on universal values and core ethical principles common to all cultures

• Advocates the family is the first school of love

• Advocates the school has an active role to play in character formation

UPF Character Education InitiativeUPF Character Education Initiative

• Based on the Four Spheres of Love in the Family

• Developed through the Three Life Goals

• Based on cultivating heart and character through developing one’s spirituality

• Founded on altruism – “Living For The Sake” of others, and for a higher purpose

• Based on the Four Spheres of Love in the Family

• Developed through the Three Life Goals

• Based on cultivating heart and character through developing one’s spirituality

• Founded on altruism – “Living For The Sake” of others, and for a higher purpose

Four Spheres of LoveFour Spheres of Love• Child’s love for parents

• Sibling’s love for brothers and sisters

• Spouse’s love for husband or wife

• Parent’s love for a child

• Child’s love for parents

• Sibling’s love for brothers and sisters

• Spouse’s love for husband or wife

• Parent’s love for a child

Three Life GoalsThree Life Goals• Become a person of

mature character

• Develop healthy and loving relationships in and out of the family

• Make a positive contribution to society

• Become a person of mature character

• Develop healthy and loving relationships in and out of the family

• Make a positive contribution to society

Discovering the Real Me CurriculumDiscovering the Real Me Curriculum

• Elementary Level - Based on Aesop’s fables and classic tales such as those of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm

• Adolescent Level - Stories, real-life situations, and moral dilemmas

• High School Level - Character-based sexuality education; relationship, communication, and leadership skills

• Elementary Level - Based on Aesop’s fables and classic tales such as those of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm

• Adolescent Level - Stories, real-life situations, and moral dilemmas

• High School Level - Character-based sexuality education; relationship, communication, and leadership skills

UPF Character Education Internship Program

UPF Character Education Internship Program

• Interns went to 7 countries, including; Belize, Gambia, Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia), Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago in the summer of 2007, .

• Interns went to 7 countries, including; Belize, Gambia, Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia), Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago in the summer of 2007, .

June 29, 2007 Summer Intern Training at Kirkwood Camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

June 29, 2007 Summer Intern Training at Kirkwood Camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Comments from Interns at the Training Workshop

Comments from Interns at the Training Workshop

• “I received a deeper understanding of what character education really is and what this initiative is hoping to accomplish. . .”

• “I think the most valuable lesson I received was that in order to be a character educator, I must be a person of good character. . .”

• “I feel 100 times more confident about going out to do my internship than before I came. . . I learned how to teach the curriculum, confidence in it, and the importance and necessity of what we are doing. . .”

• “I received a deeper understanding of what character education really is and what this initiative is hoping to accomplish. . .”

• “I think the most valuable lesson I received was that in order to be a character educator, I must be a person of good character. . .”

• “I feel 100 times more confident about going out to do my internship than before I came. . . I learned how to teach the curriculum, confidence in it, and the importance and necessity of what we are doing. . .”

Practicing Interactive ExercisesPracticing Interactive Exercises

• Interns from different colleges in the US perform skits using stories from the Discovering the Real Me curriculum at the training workshop in Pennsylvania.

• Interns from different colleges in the US perform skits using stories from the Discovering the Real Me curriculum at the training workshop in Pennsylvania.

UPF Character Education Initiative Africa

•Mrs. Beverly Berndt, a teacher at the New Hope Academy in Maryland, and a group of college students teach character education and conducting service learning projects in Gambia, West Africa.

•Mrs. Beverly Berndt, a teacher at the New Hope Academy in Maryland, and a group of college students teach character education and conducting service learning projects in Gambia, West Africa.

Educators’ Training WorkshopEducators’ Training Workshop

•Teachers in Gambia review copies of the Discovering the Real Me curriculum during a teacher-training workshop.

•Teachers in Gambia review copies of the Discovering the Real Me curriculum during a teacher-training workshop.

UPF Character Education Initiative Philippines

UPF Character Education Initiative Philippines

•Professor Alan Saunders gives a presentation to supervisors, principals and teachers at a 3-day character education and life skills workshop for educators from the Central Luzon region.

•Professor Alan Saunders gives a presentation to supervisors, principals and teachers at a 3-day character education and life skills workshop for educators from the Central Luzon region.

Educators’ Training WorkshopEducators’ Training Workshop•Teachers listen attentively to a session on character education at a 3-day educators’ training workshop in the Philippines in June, 2007

•Teachers listen attentively to a session on character education at a 3-day educators’ training workshop in the Philippines in June, 2007

Educators’ Training Workshop Educators’ Training Workshop

• 111 educators attended a 2- Day Educators’ Training Workshop on Character Education in Tanay, Rizal.

• The seminar, “Institutionalizing the Culture of Heart in the Family, School and Society,” was organized by UPF in cooperation with PTARP and the Department of Education-National Capital Region.

• 111 educators attended a 2- Day Educators’ Training Workshop on Character Education in Tanay, Rizal.

• The seminar, “Institutionalizing the Culture of Heart in the Family, School and Society,” was organized by UPF in cooperation with PTARP and the Department of Education-National Capital Region.

Group Discussion at the Workshop

•Educators from the National Capitol Region discuss strategies for implementing the UPF character education initiative.

Group Discussion at the Workshop

Group Discussion at the Workshop

•Educators discuss ideas from the Discovering the Real Me curriculum as part of the 2- Day Educators’ Training Workshop on Character Education.

•Educators discuss ideas from the Discovering the Real Me curriculum as part of the 2- Day Educators’ Training Workshop on Character Education.

UPF Character Education Initiative Caribbean

UPF Character Education Initiative Caribbean

•Teachers and principals take part in an interactive exercise in St. Lucia.

•This was part of a set of 1-day workshops that UPF and the Ministry of Education of St. Lucia conducted on a national level.

•Teachers and principals take part in an interactive exercise in St. Lucia.

•This was part of a set of 1-day workshops that UPF and the Ministry of Education of St. Lucia conducted on a national level.

Educators’ Training St. Lucia

Educators’ Training St. Lucia

• Teachers perform a skit from “The Frog Prince”, Discovering the Real Me curriculum during a 1-day workshop in St. Lucia.

• Teachers perform a skit from “The Frog Prince”, Discovering the Real Me curriculum during a 1-day workshop in St. Lucia.

Educators’ Training and Summer Camp St. Vincent

Educators’ Training and Summer Camp St. Vincent

• Twenty five educators attended a 3-day teacher training workshop in St. Vincent. The workshop was co-sponsored by the World Bank, the Curriculum Development Unit, HIV/AIDS Prevention Section of the Ministry of Education of St. Vincent, and UPF.

• Twenty five educators attended a 3-day teacher training workshop in St. Vincent. The workshop was co-sponsored by the World Bank, the Curriculum Development Unit, HIV/AIDS Prevention Section of the Ministry of Education of St. Vincent, and UPF.

UPF Character Education Initiative Oceania

UPF Character Education Initiative Oceania

• Mrs. Poppy Richie dialogues with educators at the 3-day teacher training workshop in Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.

• A 10-day summer camp for 150 students was also conducted in Pohnpei.

• Mrs. Poppy Richie dialogues with educators at the 3-day teacher training workshop in Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.

• A 10-day summer camp for 150 students was also conducted in Pohnpei.

Summer Camp in PohnpeiSummer Camp in Pohnpei• A group photo of

teachers and students who attended the character education and life skills summer camp at the Pohnpei Island Central School in Kolonia

• A group photo of teachers and students who attended the character education and life skills summer camp at the Pohnpei Island Central School in Kolonia

Making Goals for My FutureMaking Goals for My Future• Students discuss

different ideas using the UPF character education curriculum, Discovering the Real Me, during a 10-day character education and life-skills workshop at the Pohnpei Island Central School.

• Students discuss different ideas using the UPF character education curriculum, Discovering the Real Me, during a 10-day character education and life-skills workshop at the Pohnpei Island Central School.

A Journey, Not a DestinationA Journey, Not a Destination

• The UPF character education initiative focuses on teaching character education over the course of life.

• As educators and parents, we are embarking on a journey with the youth and children in our schools, homes and communities.

• The most important element of character education is to be a positive role model in the lives of these young people.

• The UPF character education initiative focuses on teaching character education over the course of life.

• As educators and parents, we are embarking on a journey with the youth and children in our schools, homes and communities.

• The most important element of character education is to be a positive role model in the lives of these young people.