Program Specifics

Ten Key Features of the AEGIS Character Education Program

1.  Teaches Universal Principles and Ethical Standards that are in harmony with our constitutional heritage.  Worth & Potential, Rights & Responsibilities, Fairness & Justice, Care & Consideration, Effort & Excellence, Social Responsibility, and Personal Integrity - taught clearly, directly, and without apology.

2.  Goes beyond Philosophy.  Provides a practical tool for teaching character education.  Effective, concrete, and affordable.  Teachers start teaching without a large investment in training, time, and money.

3.  Integrates with Core Subjects.  While often taught as a separate course, AEGIS is also designed to blend with the core curriculum and to fit with all of the basic academic subjects.

4.  Builds on Prior Evaluation.  Proven effective in field tests; produces significant reduction of negative behavior and significant increase in positive behavior.

5.  Teacher Friendly.  "In hand" materials, stories, lesson plans, games, and activities that reduce preparation time and training requirements.  Written in partnership with teachers, for teachers.

6.  Actively Engages Students.  Students participate willingly, get actively involved, and look forward to the lessons.  Creates a strong sense of community in the classroom and in the school.

7.  Employs an Effective Teaching/Learning Model.  Five step teaching/learning models build the important components of learning step-by-step.  Includes modeling, practicing, and application in real life.  Incorporates the students' cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions.

8.  Comprehensive Content.  Covers the basic seven principles mentioned in number one, connecting these elements to form a whole.  Students understand the relationship between these elements and apply them to real life situations.  They are taught throughout the school year, and in all grades.

9.  Systematic Approach.  Five lessons in each unit are tied to the core concept of the unit, build on the previous grade, and are linked and integrated with the other basic concepts.