Army JROTC and Character Education LTCR Justin F. Blum Marlboro County HS Senior Army Instructor

1.  Army JROTC and Character Education LTC(R) Justin F. BlumMarlboro County HS Senior Army Instructor

2. Army JROTC and Character Education The Character Education Partnership awards Promising Practice Citations Recognition at the National Forum on Character Education. Mrs. Alma Powell recognized the Marlboro County HS JROTC for its Promising Practice Award in October 2008  Promising Practice Citations are awarded to schools for implementing unique and specific strategies in Character EducationPromising Practice Citations are awarded to schools for implementing unique and specific strategies in Character Education

3. Army JROTC and Character Education CEP seeks specific character practices Practices =JROTC Service Learning Projects �� JJ

4. Army JROTC and Character Education Community Collaboration is Key List Your Programs� Community Collaborations The Marlboro County HS JROTC has collaborated with the American Red Cross, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Triple Nickel, KIWANIS, SC State Guard, Veterans Organizations, Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, March for Babies, American Cancer Society, HopeHealth (AIDS/HIV Support Agency), etc.The Marlboro County HS JROTC has collaborated with the American Red Cross, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Triple Nickel, KIWANIS, SC State Guard, Veterans Organizations, Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, March for Babies, American Cancer Society, HopeHealth (AIDS/HIV Support Agency), etc.

5. Army JROTC and Character Education CEP�s Promising Practice Award Program Describes unique character practice Equates practice with CEP�s 11 Principles of Effective Character Handout describes 11 Principles of Effective Character. Handout describes 11 Principles of Effective Character.

6. Army JROTC and Character Education Marlboro County HS JROTC has won Promising Practice Awards in 2002, 2003 and 2008 The unit is in receipt of three congratulatory letters from the Governor of South Carolina for its achievements in Character Education. Promising Practice Awards were for a mentoring program, Voter Registration Program in civic Education and for Community Emergency Response Team Training in conjunction with FEMAPromising Practice Awards were for a mentoring program, Voter Registration Program in civic Education and for Community Emergency Response Team Training in conjunction with FEMA

7. Promising Practice Award Program Show how the CEP�s Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education are the basis of the unit�s character practice Utilize Service Learning Projects and Community Service to Personify the Promising Practice

8. Army JROTC and Character Education Service Learning Projects documented on the Unit Summary Report. Basis of Promising Practice Award Equate projects to the Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education

9. Army JROTC and Character Education Synopsis of the Eleven Principles of Effective Character and how they relate to Service Learning and Community Service Projects

10. Character Education Principle # 1 Promote core ethical values Caring, Honesty, Fairness, Responsibility, Respect for Self and Others Supportive Performance Values: diligence, strong work ethic, and perseverance

11. Character Principle # 1 Service Learning/Community Service Examples Working with Disabled Veterans Supporting a Women�s Abuse Shelter Learning from the elderly at an old age home �Special Olympics�

12. Character Education Principle # 2 Defines �Character� comprehensively to include thinking, feeling, and behavior Cadets applying Learning for Life USACC Curriculum to resolving problems

13. Character Principle # 2 Service Learning/Community Service Examples Cross Age Tutoring/Peer Tutoring Conflict Resolution via Winning Colors Collaborate with BETA Club, Key Club, Interact Club for service projects JROTC cadets set an example for the student body as a whole while the JROTC Department sets an example, operational wise, for the school.JROTC cadets set an example for the student body as a whole while the JROTC Department sets an example, operational wise, for the school.

14. Character Education Principle # 3 Uses a comprehensive, intentional, and pro-active approach to character development Four I�s: The practice is Intentional, Integrated into academics, In daily routines, and Infused in sports and extra-curricular life Incorporates all aspects of the JROTC integrated curriculum: citizenship, wellness, leadership, fundamentals of success, character education, etc. Incorporates all aspects of the JROTC integrated curriculum: citizenship, wellness, leadership, fundamentals of success, character education, etc.

15. Character Principle # 3 Service Learning/Community Service Examples Projects utilizing drill team, honor guard, academic challenge, and raiders After School Teams engage a �hidden curriculum� using the comprehensive approach to teach and influence other groups Mentoring and tutoring programs to teach and instill discipline in others: leading by example.

16. Character Education Principle # 4 Create a Caring School/JROTC Community JROTC Dozen: cadets setting example for students JROTC to reach out to assist in �Family Literacy� programs Fosters a desire to learn and desire to be a good citizen.

17. Character Principle # 4 Service Learning/Community Service Examples Cadet run Food Drives Toy Drives Blood Drives (Service Learning) Reading Programs (Service Learning) Clothing Drives

18. Character Education Principle # 5 Opportunities for moral action Values: compassion, responsibility, and fairness through service Cadets develop and practice the �action� side of character

19. Character Principle # 5 Service Learning/Community Service Examples Youth Court Cadets Serving on Student Government Winning Colors Conflict Resolution strategies Applied to School Problems

20. Character Education Principle # 6 Incorporates and utilizes a meaningful and challenging curriculum (USACC) Apply JROTC to core school courses to improve academic achievement Connects Values and Academics

21. Character Principle # 6 Application Examples In classrooms throughout the school, cadets, through the utilization of the LET curriculum, can address current ethical issues in science, debate historical practices (history repeats itself), and examine characters� ethical dilemmas in literature.

22. Character Education Character Principle # 7 Strives to foster students�/cadets self-motivation Doing the right thing when �no one is looking� Respect for the rights and needs of others � not in the fear of punishment or desire for a reward

23. Character Principle # 7 Service Learning Application Social or Intrinsic awards � not material awards Voter Registration Programs Blood Drives Participate in projects to help the less fortunate because it is the right thing to do!Participate in projects to help the less fortunate because it is the right thing to do!

24. Character Education Principle # 8 Engage JROTC Department as a learning and moral community Models character education for the student body

25. Character Education Principle # 8 Application JROTC takes ownership for school�s character education program Cadets influence proper behavior of adults Unit work with people from all ethnic and socio/economic backgrounds

26. Character Education Principle # 9 Fosters shared moral leadership and support Administration and Student Extra Curricular Organizations

27. Character Education Principle # 9 Community Service/Application Cadre and Cadets serve on the School Improvement Council (SIC). Character Education Advisory Committee on the SIC School Wide Service Projects Examples include school wide projects such as food drives, clothes drives, blood drives, toy drives, March of Dimes, Cancer Relay for LifeExamples include school wide projects such as food drives, clothes drives, blood drives, toy drives, March of Dimes, Cancer Relay for Life

28. Character Education Principle # 10 Engages families and community members as partners in the character-building effort. JROTC Department and school�s Business Partners and Ministerial Partners

29. Character Education Principle # 10 Application The JROTC Department S-5 promotes character ed. Expand Parental Involvement in Booster Club Get parents involved with the Booster Club who are business, ministerial, and public and private sector leaders.Get parents involved with the Booster Club who are business, ministerial, and public and private sector leaders.

30. Character Education Principle # 11 Assesses the character of the school, the school�s staffs functioning as character educators, and the extent to which students/cadets manifest good character.

31. Character Education Principle # 11 Application/Service to the school Cadets initiate surveys to the school�s students and staff on why students drop out of school, engage in fights instead of resolving conflicts peacefully, school attendance, and student cheating. Serve on school committees in the decision making mode on resolving above mentioned problems. These problems affect the overall atmosphere in the school which makes the atmosphere not conducive to effective learning.

32. Promising Practice Award Program Applications can be submitted on line Character Education Partnership, Washington, D.C. web address: www.character.org Deadline for submission no later than 1 April 2009

33. QUESTIONS ???????????? Contact Information LTC(R) Justin F. Blum Marlboro County HS SAI Marlborohsjrotc@aol.com 843-454-2122