Character Education
Cultivating good character is an important part of a child's education at home, at school and in the community. Many UPF chapters offer lessons in classrooms or train teachers and administrators in character education or peace education.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Novosibirsk, Russia - The Foresight Peacemakers' Club met at the UPF headquarters in Novosibirsk on January 24. The main object of the club’s activity is to promote lasting peace in Novosibirsk.
- Written by: UPF - Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - UPF-Indonesia expanded its character education and leadership seminars to more schools and universities.
- Written by: UPF - Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - After the recent celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week at Wijayakusuma School, the school authorities requested UPF to conduct a training program on character education for their teachers. On March 10, 40 teachers attended a UPF training.
- Written by: UPF - Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Universal Peace Federation of Indonesia, in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics of the Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ), organized a seminar on the theme “National Character Building: Opportunities and Challenges” at the university on December 19.
- Written by: UPF - International
Learning objectives from UPF's Discovering the Real Me character education books for students in grades 9-12
- Written by: UPF International
Learning objectives from UPF's Discovering the Real Me character education books for students in grades 1-4
- Written by: UPF International
Learning objectives from the Discovering the Real Me character education books for students in grades 5-8
- Written by: Remy Taupier, UPF-St. Lucia
Choiseul, St. Lucia - More than 80 adolescents gathered during the summer holidays in Choiseul, July 25-29, 2011, for an HIV/AIDS prevention program, skits, small group discussions, crafts and service projects.
- Written by: UPF - Scotland
Glenprosen, Scotland - The weekend of June 17‐19 was when Scotland's Community Interfaith Society and the local branch of the Universal Peace Federation joined forces to hold a Youth Leadership seminar in the hills and woodlands of Glenprosen in northeast Scotland.
- Written by: Mamiko Rattley, UPF-Sydney
Sydney, Australia - The UPF-Australia character education team presented one of the Celebrating Life lessons* “Drugs, Alcohol and Cigarettes” at a youth group meeting in Mt. Druitt, west of Sydney on June 17. Around 20 Samoans, mostly high school students, were present.
- Written by: UPF - Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - The theme “National Character Building and Sustainable Development” attracted over 400 participants to an international conference organized by the Universal Peace Federation and the Faculty of Communications of Universitas Tarumanagara at the university auditorium on May 27.
- Written by: UPF - Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe - During the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development celebration on May 21, 2011, UPF gave a presentation about character education to students and teachers from 21 high schools.