Carington's Wild Character Adventure (CWCA) is an innovative character education curriculum. It is designed for Kindergarten through 4th grade, resulting from years of development, field testing and evaluation!
Carington the giraffe leads the “wild” adventure! Children discover the value of character by exploring exotic and domestic animals, each creatively paired with a key character trait.
Carington’s Wild Character Adventure...
- Provides schools with meaningful tools for building a holistic character program
- Is consistent with CEP’s 11 Principles of Effective Character Education
- Focuses on the core ethical value of caring
- Highlights 34 valuable character traits over 5 grade levels of instruction
- Nurtures both ethical and performance values in students
- Takes a positive youth development approach!
Carington the giraffe leads the “wild” adventure! Children discover the value of character by exploring exotic and domestic animals, each creatively paired with a key character trait.
Want to help Middle/High School Students build Assets and Character?
Explore Carington’s Leadership Adventure!
Carington’s Leadership Adventure is Service-Learning/Mentoring using the CWCA curriculum. It provides youth with opportunity to serve their school and involves them in Community/Civic Engagement. During after school hours or activity periods student mentors learn and practice skills of the Character Adventure curriculum. Then those mentors teach the Character Adventure curriculum to Elementary Students -- a “win-win” situation!
Feedback from teachers hosting CWCA in the classroom:
- “Teachers and students alike enjoy “catching” other students exhibiting the charater traits.”
- “It was exciting to see the students make connections from the character program even when we crossed over to other subjects.”
- “This is such a great program.”
- “Students enjoy learning animal facts right along with the character traits.”
- “When money was stolen from a student’s desk, the student said, ‘I learned in CWCA to forgive and not hold a grudge. So, I am going to forgive.’”
- “Each year we notice a drop in discipline required when [the CWCA] program begins.”
Carington’s Wild Character Adventure -- Equipping your students to face tomorrow’s challenges by strengthening their character today!
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