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What
is it?
Project Wisdom is one of the oldest
and most respected character education programs in the nation. Our
proven program is currently licensed in over 16,000 schools nationwide.
Library
of broadcast messages.
The centerpiece of the program is a collection
of thought-provoking messages designed to be read over your PA or
in-house television system. These messages inspire and teach. They
take less than one minute a day to broadcast. They reach every student
and every staff member everyday. It's simple! It's cost-effective!
It works!
We offer a complete, self-contained library of three series (collections)
of messages. Each series contains enough messages to broadcast for
an entire school year. The messages are not dated and are, therefore,
recyclable.
Click here to see some Sample Materials.
Educator Resource Site (ERS)
In addition to our offline (printed)
library of over 600 daily messages, we offer a free online Educator
Resource Site (time-limited offer). This gives your staff easy access
to many of the program materials, as well as additional weekly messages
and lesson plans that deal with current events and pressing issues,
plus morale boosters for educators delivered weekly by email to
all registered users!
Click
here to preview Educator Resource Site.
Why
does it work?
Project Wisdom encourages students to reflect upon the meaning of
civic and personal values and the application of those values in
their daily lives. These messages help them understand that any
true success is rooted in respectful, responsible, and caring behaviors.
Making Project Wisdom part of your daily campus life tells students
that you care about their success and their character development.
Click here for a copy of our Program Evaluation.
How does
it work?
Each school has a unique
set of needs and expectations. Here are some of the many ways schools
across the country have implemented the program:
Principal narrates: On many of our campuses the principal
narrates these character-building messages and clearly establishes
his or her role in terms of ethical and caring leadership. We are
repeatedly told that narration of these messages opens doors of
communication between the principal and the student body.
Teachers or counselors narrate: Teachers and/or counselors
have taken the job as narrators, communicating to students that
they care about the values fostered while generating meaningful
conversation between them and students.
Community members narrate: We have many schools that invite
parents, grandparents, and community members to campus to narrate
the messages. Some schools send students out into the community
to pre-record community members. This is a great way to involve
the community in your character education initiative while sending
a clear signal to students that the community cares about the education
of their hearts as well as their minds.
Celebrities narrate: At one of our middle schools in Virginia,
a juvenile-court judge served as guest narrator for an entire week.
A former student who is now a professional football player also
came to campus to narrate a message. High school students in Kansas
recorded the lieutenant governor of the state on video and then
broadcast the message on their in-house television system.
Mystery Narrator: One of our schools has a "mystery
narrator" once a week. They tell us there is always a great
deal of speculation about who the narrator will be.
Students narrate: On many campuses students serve as narrators.
This is a great opportunity to foster leadership and public-speaking
skills. Some schools allow students to narrate as a reward for honorable
behavior.
Everyone gets to narrate: On some campuses the role of narrator
is shared by everyone on campus, including custodians, cafeteria
workers, and office workers. This is a great way to enlist the support
of everyone on campus, creating a greater sense of community.
What comes
with the program?
With each series you purchase you will receive:
- A licensing agreement to broadcast the daily
messages over your PA or in-house television system.
- A binder with more than 200 proven broadcast
messages.
- A free one-year's subscription to our Educator
Resource Site. Your entire staff will have easy online access
to: (time-limited offer)
- Weekly morale boosters for every registered user. These
have been a big hit!
- Additional weekly broadcast messages that deal with current
and calendar events or pressing issues.
- Weekly lesson plans that integrate character education into
every grade level or academic area from social studies to
science.
- Weekly Journals which are great tools for classroom management
and/or advisory periods.
- Classroom tools such as a program overview, mini-posters,
and quotations for the classroom.
- Character education resources, parent resources and more
. . .
- E-mail notification for every registered user each time
new materials are posted to the site.
The program
also comes with:
Themes
Our weekly or monthly themes help establish
a common "virtue vocabulary" on campus. Examples of themes include:
Honesty and Integrity: Rules for Success
Responsible Citizenship: Helping Others
Role Models: Who's influencing Whom?
Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones?
Wisdom: Educating the Human Heart
Teachers can create
teachable moments throughout the day by using these words and themes.
Many of our schools post these themes on their marquees and main
bulletin boards. Many schools communicate the upcoming themes to
parents through newsletters and homework hotlines so they can be
reinforced at home. Counselors and staff can use the words and themes
in guidance sessions, detention, and in-house suspension.
Ten Wise Choices (FREE)
Rules for living as a positive and productive citizen of the
world.
Wise Choices for a Comprehensive Character Education Initiative
(FREE)
A mini-guide for creating a comprehensive character education
initiative on your campus. Our daily messages provide an effective
springboard for such an initiative. This guide provides suggestions
for creating a pool of support and resources that will greatly improve
results.
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