[Ailist] AI in Schools

Wed Mar 11 07:29:08 MST 2009

Dear Partners in Positive School Cultures,
Some of you know abut Living Values Education Program
(www.livingvalueseducation.org ) which is a ten year old non-profit all
volunteer organization dedicated to being a part of a global movement for a
culture of peace in the framework of the United Nations International Decade
for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. All
of our approaches are strength based.

We incorporate Ai in to all our staff trainings and have been working with
school systems in USA and the countries around us and belong to such groups
as the Character Education Partnership out of D.C. where we provided a
presentation at their annual conference on the results of our parenting
groups in Dade County.
We have a series of books that help adults come up with activities with
different ages in 12 values
(http://www.livingvalueseducation.org/Resources/Book_Overview/Book_Overview.
htm )
WE have just learned that one of the schools (Aventura School in Florida} we
have worked with these past seven years is a finalist for national
recognition. Here is the official release.

TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS SELECTED AS NATIONAL FINALISTS IN
PRESTIGIOUS CHARACTER EDUCATION COMPETITION
Winners to be selected in late May
February 25, 2009 . . . Washington, DC - The Character Education Partnership
(CEP) has named twenty-five schools and two districts as National Finalists
in its National Schools of Character (NSOC) awards program. CEP, the
nation's leading advocate for quality character education, chose the 27
National Finalists from a record 185 applicants across the United States.
CEP will be conducting site visits to all National Finalists throughout the
end of April. CEP's Blue Ribbon Panel will then meet to select approximately
10 winners in May. 
"CEP congratulates all the applicants and commends them for the important
work they are doing to develop young people of good character," CEP
Executive Director Joe Mazzola said. "Character education has never been
more important. It is a genuine honor to recognize these exemplar schools
that are setting the standard for the rest of the nation." 
Schools or districts selected as the 2009 National Schools of Character will
receive the award, national recognition, and a financial grant at CEP's 16th
National Forum on Character Education, Citizens of Character - the
Foundation of Democracy, to be held October 29-31, 2009, at the Hilton
Alexandria Mark Center outside of Washington, DC. Having demonstrated the
success of their initiatives through the rigorous NSOC application and
screening process, winners use their grants to serve as national leaders and
models for other schools and districts seeking to improve their character
education efforts.
"We know the NSOC application process is time-consuming and demanding," NSOC
Director Janice Stoodley said. "But applicants repeatedly tell us they
benefit from applying. We know the process works. We are able to find
schools and districts doing innovative things to connect with kids and
connect kids to their communities. We see first-hand the remarkable results
these schools are able to achieve in terms of academic achievement and
school climate."
CEP selects the National Finalists on the strength of their written
applications, which demonstrate their outstanding work in encouraging the
ethical, social, and academic growth of their students through effective
character education. In addition to the 27 National Finalists, 28 schools
will receive national honorable mention as a result of the strength of their
work. CEP's Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education, which
defines excellence in character education, guides the evaluation and
selection of finalists and winners. 
Each year since 1998, the NSOC awards program has recognized K-12 schools
and districts that provide exemplary comprehensive character education
programs that consistently yield positive results in student behavior,
citizenship, school climate, and academic performance. For more information
about CEP or the NSOC awards program, visit www.character.org.

Character Education Partnership
2009 National Schools of Character Award National Finalists
Alta S. Leary Elementary School, Warminster, Pennsylvania
Ashland High School, Ashland, Ohio
Aventura City of Excellence School, Aventura, Florida
Bayless Elementary School, St. Louis, Missouri
Bayless Junior High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Beverly Elementary School, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Beverly Woods Elementary School, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Blake School, Hopkins, Minnesota
Brigantine Elementary School, Brigantine, New Jersey
Col. John Robinson School, Westford, Massachusetts
First Philadelphia Charter School for Literacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fox C-6 School District, Arnold, Missouri
Fuguitt Elementary School, Largo, Florida
Greenfield Elementary School, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Hamilton Township School District, Hamilton, New Jersey
Kehrs Mill Elementary School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Lake Riviera Middle School, Brick, New Jersey
Long Elementary School, Crestwood, Missouri
Lore Elementary School, Ewing, New Jersey
Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, Alexandria, Virginia
Milwaukee College Prep School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Parkside Primary Center, Bethalto, Illinois
Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette, Colorado
Seminole Elementary School, Seminole, Florida
Sullivan Primary School, Sullivan, Missouri
Walnut Street Elementary School, Uniondale, New York
Westwood Elementary School, Friendswood, Texas

Geographic distribution:
The 2009 National Finalists represent 15 states. Five states have two or
more National Finalists: Missouri (6), New Jersey (4), Florida (3), Michigan
(2), and Pennsylvania (2). In 2009, 26 states participated in the State
Schools of Character awards program, a preliminary step in reaching the
national level of competition. All of the 27 National Finalists were part of
this process and named State Finalists in their states. 
Demographics:
Most of the 2009 National Finalists are public schools although two are
districts and one is a private school. Nineteen of the twenty-five schools
are elementary schools, two are middle schools, one is a high school, and
three have a mix of grade levels. Most National Finalists are located in
suburban settings, although nine of the schools are urban and one of the
schools is located in a rural area. A number of the National Finalists have
student populations that may be described as low-income; 10 have one-third
or more of their students eligible for free and reduced price lunch. 

Anne Rarich 
Certified Executive Coach and Facilitator 
Inscape Publishing Authorized Distributor 
phone: 978-369-9071 
http://www.learning-exchange.com 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Marge Schiller
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:09 PM
To: AI list AI List
Cc: Gina or John Hinrichs
Subject: [Ailist] AI in Schools

Dear Colleagues,

Gina Hinrichs and others  been working on a strength focused  
approaches manual  to be used in schools.

  Publishers want to know if there is strong interest in  the topic of  
AI applications for schools and with youth groups.

Are you interested?  Do you know of such work? What have you been doing?
What has been most effective/ challenging?

  Gina, potential publishers of a Strength Focused Approaches in  
Schools Manual and  members of the Positive Change Core  would  very  
much like to know who else is  excited about  strength focused work  
with schools.

Thanks!
Marge
  Positive Change Core

Marjorie Schiller , PhD

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Hingham, MA 02043
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