The Character Education Partnership
www.character.org
This site offers resources and information in advocating for the inclusion of character education in schools. Included here are Q&A’s, news related to character education, and the CEP’s “Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education.”
Character Counts!
www.charactercounts.org
This site includes lesson plans, resources, and an explanation of the “Six Pillars of Character.” Character Counts! is a nonprofit coalition of organizations, schools, and communities that have committed to instilling the core values in young people.
Center For the 4th and 5th R’s
www.cortland.edu/c4n5rs
Presented by SUNY-Cortland, this site is a valuable resource on character education for teachers and others interested in the subject. Included are articles, resources, explanations, and more.
Life Skills 4 Kids
www.lifeskills4kids.com/home.html
This is a large site that includes information, lesson plans, and other resources related to life skills. Newsletters are also available for viewing online, and they include book reviews and information for parents and teachers on topics such as bullying, character education, nutrition, and television viewing.
Center for Nonviolent Communication
www.cnvc.org
This site offers trainings and workshops based on the communication model created by Marshall Rosenberg. Resources for resolving conflicts peacefully are offered throughout the site.
Bullying – Information for Parents and Teachers
www.lfcc.on.ca/bully.htm
A great resource for parents and teachers to inform themselves on the subject, this site features information, statistics, advice, consequences, etc. on bullying. The information is excerpted from A.S.A.P., A School-based Anti-Violence Program. A.S.A.P. which is available from the London Family Court Clinic.
Bullying.org – “Where You Are Not Alone”
www.bullying.org/public/frameset.cfm
This Canadian site has a variety of features devoted to informing people about the dangers of bullying, as well as supporting victims of bullying. The site also includes drawings, poems, stories, etc. submitted by visitors to the site. Children will enjoy the browser-based game in which they paint a hero and a bully, then rescue students and recover lunch money in a series of mazes.
“Bullying and Victimization: Prevention and Intervention.
A Parent’s Guide”
www.tcdsb.org/parents/bullyproofing_handbook.htm
This site, which is put out by the Psychology Department of the Toronto Catholic District School Board, outlines the issues related to bullying and offers advice to parents on how to deal with children who are either being bullied or bullying others.
