October 15 – 17, Altanta, Georgia: Global Peace Education participated at the 22nd National Forum on Character Education that was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Organized by Character.org in collaboration with Global Peace Foundation, the conference was held under the theme; “Mapping Success: Linking Smart & Good”. It brought thought leaders from around the globe to explore cutting-edge efforts to spread character research and best practices to classrooms, communities, and governments. It also attracted exhibitors from 13 countries implementing character education that opened up networking opportunities with new potential partners. The forum highlighted challenges educators face with high-impact strategies and solutions from hundreds of other like-minded educators to latest research on what works in character education.
Represented by Ms. Caroline Amollo who is currently the Director for Education Initiative in Kenya, Global Peace Foundation presented on best practices applied in Kenya that bring about cutting edge efforts in spreading 21st century character through classrooms and the communities. Her presentation focused not only on the strategies developed by Global Peace Education in Kenya but also the impact of collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and other partners in creating new possibilities in educating a total child through modeling and nurturing character and an entrepreneurial mind-set.
The highlight of the forum however was the launch of the new sports track, led by keynote speaker, Dale Murphy, a former All-star Atlanta Brave baseball player and Founder of ‘I Wont Cheat Foundation’, who provided ideas for building character outside the classroom. Other notable speakers included Darcea Narvaez, Director of Moral Psychology Lab at Notre Dame University and Clifton Taulbert, Pulitzer nominated author and entrepreneur.
A luncheon for character was done where 67 National Schools of Character were celebrated for implementing the 11 Principals of Effective Character Education to an impressive degree.
“These schools stand as models of holistic character education to be emulated around the world,” concluded Clifton Taulbert in congratulating the National Winners.
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