Below is a selection of materials used by Character Ed Partners to incorporate the initiative within their organization.  Please feel free to download these materials, use them if appropriate, or be inspired to create your own.  If you would like to share your organization's ideas or materials, please use the form at the bottom of the page.

BKD, LLP
Ethics Scenarios

CoxHealth
CoxHealth is using a series of flyers and table tents in their cafeterias and entrance areas to spread the Word of the Month.
Respect Flyer
Responsible Flyer
Respect Table Tent - Henri Frederic Amiel
Respect Table Tent - Clint Eastwood
Respect Table Tent - Elizabeth Goudge
Respect Table Tent - John Herschel
Respect Table Tent - George Bernard Shaw
Respect Table Tent - Lawrence Sterne
Respect Table Tent - Mark Twain

EDCO
Each month, EDCO decorates their "Ed Board" to coordinate with the word of the month.  For November, the board depicts a diverse range of Eds at a Thanksgiving table, each thinking a caring phrase.  November Ed Board  Close-up of Caring Phrases

Missouri National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force
SFC Rob Aldrich
We provide free substance abuse resistance education to schools in Missouri. We will be implementing this into our substance abuse education classes. We like to conclude this education with our portable team training education course. For more information we can be emailed or call 417-868-6028."

New Covenant Academy
Using a Christian perspective, these 30-minute lesson plans were used to encourage elementary school students to talk about emotions and caring for others. (Can be modified for a secular school setting.) 

Caring Lesson Plan
Courtesy Lesson Plan

Salute The Troops, Inc.
Winnie the Pooh "Attitude" Flyer

Springfield Family YMCA
The YMCA is conducting a character lesson related to the Word of the Month for all of their programs, which reaches 40 schools in Springfield, Republic, Strafford and Sparta.  They also post and give to families a list of action steps, or helpful hints, related to the character words to help families and kids implement these traits into their daily routines.

To tell us what you are doing to implement Character Education into your workplace, simply use the form below.  If you would like to share your materials on this site for others to use, please send them as email attachments to CharacterEd@springfieldchamber.com. To talk ideas over with other professionals in your area, check out our web forum!