This video examines accountability, diligence, self-restraint, perseverance, and other important characteristics of a responsible person.  Topics include: What is Responsibility?; Where Does It Come From?; and Building a Reputation.  Students discuss their own roles and responsibilities, including responsibility to oneself and to others. © 2004.  One 17-minute video or DVD.  

This video examines accountability, diligence, self-restraint, perseverance, and other important characteristics of a responsible person.  Topics include: What is Responsibility?; Where Does It Come From?; and Building a Reputation.  Students discuss their own roles and responsibilities, including responsibility to oneself and to others. © 2004.  One 17-minute video or DVD.  

It's something we all want and need: R-E-S-P-E-C-T.  Of course, the best way to gain respect is to earn it.  This program focuses on aspects of respectful behavior, such as using good manners, being courteous, and resolving conflicts peacefully.  It also examines respect for others' property and privacy, self-respect, and recognizing the importance of rules and laws.  Educators and students discuss the sometimes-difficult relationship between teens and authority figures. © 2004.  One 17-minute video or DVD.  

Trust is the foundation of all healthy relationships, and many consider it the foundation upon which good character is built.  In this program, teens discuss elements of trustworthiness such as honesty, reliability, dependability, loyalty, and integrity.  The program also addresses the consequences of violating trust, and how difficult it can be to regain. © 2004.  One 16-minute video or DVD.  

A sense of fairness is important in how we feel about ourselves, and how we relate to friends, family and neighbors.  Elements of fairness discussed include impartiality, equity, openness, and due process.  The program emphasizes the importance of playing by the rules, being open-minded, listening, and not taking advantage of others.
© 2004.  One 18-minute video or DVD.

In this program, students and educators describe caring as the glue that holds communities and societies together.  They examine several important traits of a caring person, including compassion, empathy, kindness, generosity, graciousness, and forgiveness.  The video includes specific examples of how acts of caring and kindness benefit both the giver and the receiver.  © 2004.  One 18-minute video.

While students often say they have plenty of personal experience with concepts like respect and fairness, many express reservations about the role of citizenship in their everyday lives.  This video helps promote a broader understanding of citizenship and how it relates to character education and daily life.  It explores aspects of character that involve the rights and obligations that individuals have as members of a society.  Some examples: obeying laws, staying informed, respecting authority, participating in the political process, doing your part to improve community and school, being a good neighbor, and protecting the environment.  Participants in the program discuss ways to improve citizenship, and how each person can make a difference.  © 2004.  One 18-minute video or DVD.