The WiseSkills K-12 Training is a one-day, interactive workshop that provides an entire school with a thorough orientation to the WiseSkills program. After an introductory overview exploring the area of character education, participants learn the difference between teaching knowledge and teaching wisdom, how to promote effective drug and violence prevention, and practical ways to build a school culture where positive character is modeled by adults.

Teachers gain ideas for designing simple, 10-15 minute activities using the multicultural quotations featured in the Wise Skills curricula. Because WiseSkills uses the words and lives of great role models, teachers learn how to integrate WiseSkills thematically across-the-curricula. Participants work together in grade-level groups or teams to strategize specific ways to connect the program to academic subject areas, especially language arts and social studies. The training provides many opportunities for interaction and engages participants through brainstorming, discussion, reading, writing, and role-playing. Teachers return to their classrooms fully prepared and excited about using WiseSkills with their students!

The WiseSkills Training can also include helping parent/community volunteers learn how to be effective community liaisons. Using the Community Connections Kit, volunteers receive guidelines for finding local career speakers and arranging community service-learning projects throughout the school year.