Character Strong is a well-respected national program that provides lessons to help teachers guide students toward more positive relationships with their peers, and to strengthen their own mental well-being and positive outlook. Character Strong educators partnered with middle school educators and students across the country to help develop the content for the lessons in the program. This is a program that some of our administrators have utilized in other school districts and found to be very beneficial to their students.
You can learn more here:
Research Information on Character Strong
Character Strong Intro Video here
Scope and Sequence of Character Strong Lessons
Some Important Points Related to Character Strong at Wilson Middle School:
Character Strong has been renewed for a 2nd-year pilot program at Wilson Middle School.
Teachers and staff hope Character Strong will continue to support them in building relationships with students and foster positive peer-to-peer interactions.
Character Strong will occur twice a month on Wednesdays for 30 minutes each session. The building will following an abbreviated schedule on those days.
This pilot program is funded by grant money awarded to Wilson MS to be directed towards supporting the emotional needs of students.
Families may opt their child out of Character Strong by providing a note to the building administrators (email preferred).
Students who opt out will be supervised in the building, will complete academic work or read for pleasure.