Educational Partnerships

The Educational Partnership programs play an important role in preparing children for the workplace. The work clusters provide mentors, advisory council members, internships, scholarships and much more to help ensure the success of the programs and students' career pathways. Please click on the programs below to learn more.

Elementary > Character Counts Character Counts is an ethics-based program for kids, with the foundation being 6 pillar or core character words: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. These six core ethical values form the foundation of the CHARACTER COUNTS! youth-ethics initiative. With each participating class, business partners bring to life these character words and how they relate to home, school and the workplace. The purpose is to help those schools who do not have character programs introduce these concepts in an effort to improve student performance, inter-personal skills and long-term soft skills and overall work ethic. It is the goal of the clusters to have character education in every grade for K-12 in every school in Vermilion County. The clusters pay for the kits for the schools and provide volunteers from business to demonstrate the 6 pillar words of character. www.charactercounts.org

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