Involve your community by equipping volunteers to organize simple character-building activities for your school or organization. The Community Involvement Pack provides training and resources that help volunteers engage local businesses, agencies, and organizations in building character. The WiseSkills Community Component involves training staff or volunteers to
arrange two exciting ongoing activities throughout the year:
• Guest Career Speakers Speakers share about their careers and how they demonstrate good character to find success at work and in their personal lives.
• Community Service Projects Meaningful opportunities for students to contribute to their community and apply the character qualties they are learning. The WiseSkillsK-12 curricula includes practical ideas for service projects for each monthly Character Theme.
Volunteer Community Coordinators
are trained with our ready-to-use video presentations and provided
with Community Connections Kits to help them organize ongoing speakers
and service projects with local organizations. For schools
using the Six Pillars of Character, the Community Component helps engage local businesses and organizations in their Character Counts! initiative.
Community Involvement Pack
Community Involvement Pack
1. 5 Community Connections Kits
Five sets of of ready-to-use resources that help staff or volunteers arrange ongoing career speakers and regular community service projects:
• Guidelines for Speakers & Service Projects Practical guidelines for arranging speakers and service projects.
• Letters to Businesses and Community Groups Ready-to-go letters to businesses and organizations to invite them to speak at school or sponsor community service projects.
• Suggestions for Community Service Projects Ideas for service projects with hospitals, city agencies, environmental groups, museums, and much more!
• Convenient Forms Simple forms for organizing and referencing individual contacts for speakers and service projects.
2. Community Training CD Includes ready-to-play video
presentations in QuickTime format and additional resources for effectively implementing the Community Component:
• Staff & Volunteer Training A comprehensive orientation that helps staff and volunteers work together to feature ongoing speakers and community service projects.
• Leadership Team Training Practical training to help the School Leadership Team and volunteers
facilitate each of the Action Steps for implementing the Community
Component.
• Training Materials Training handouts for use by staff and volunteers during the trainings.
• Additional Resources Materials for speakers and service projects from the Administrator's Handbooks and the WiseSkills K-12 curricula.
Community Involvement Pack...........................................................................................$349.00 Additional Community Connections Kits...............................................................................$39.95
