WiseSkills is an innovative program that helps educators, families, and school volunteers implement effective and comprehensive character education. The 3 WiseSkills components make the program a powerful resource for supporting a schoolwide or district-wide character education initiative.  Schools and districts can choose to implement any or all three of the WiseSkills components.


School Component:
The WiseSkills School Component includes teacher-friendly resources to help educators teach positive character throughout the school year. Materials are organized around monthly Character Themes and are designed to integrate into every subject area.  For more information, click the resource below:

WiseWords (Grades K-2)
WiseQuotes (Grades 3-5)
WiseLives (Grades 6-8)
Wisdom for Life (Grades 9-12)
Administrator's Handbook (Grades K-8)

Family Component:
The WiseSkills Family Component features a unique set of reproducible newsletters and home activity pages that help elementary and middle school families teach and reinforce each of the 8 WiseSkills Character Themes.  The Family Wisdom materials encourage parents to reflect on their own personal character and provide hundreds of family activities to teach the important character qualities young people need to be successful.  Family Wisdom can be used independently or in conjunction with the WiseSkills School Component.  For more information, click the resource below:

Family Wisdom--Elementary School (Grades K-5)
Family Wisdom--Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Community Component:
The WiseSkills Community Component is an exciting way to involve an entire community in character-building.  The Community Component involves connecting a school to various local businesses and community organizations who can participate in helping build the character of young people.  Because character is built by exposing young people to examples of positive character and engaging them in helping their community, the Community Component involves:

1.      Regular Career Speakers:  Local role models who talk with students about their careers and how they have applied character principles to find success in life.

2.      Ongoing Community Service Projects:  Meaningful projects where students work with local organizations to make their community a better place.

To help volunteers arrange these activities, the WiseSkills Community Connections Kit provides a variety of practical resources to make it easy to contact local businesses and organizations. In conjunction with the School Component and Family Component, the Community Component can be a critical part of a school's character education initiative. For more information, click the resource below:

Community Connections Kit