With the help of local and state sponsors, 7th grade students from Cullman County Schools are beginning the American Character Program this year. Students will learn civics, history, character, careers and financial literacy in a format that uses excitement as its engagement platform. The lessons are in comic book format and expand into class exercises and activities that have serious impact. After studying the character and impact of historical American figures, they are then challenged to put their own character in action.
At the kickoff event, students were introduced to the program and the service learning component that will empower them to make a difference in their community and beyond. These “#GoodCharacters” projects will see students, along with local mentors, working to solve real issues. And, in the program’s conclusion, they’ll hold a #GoodCharacters Expo where they show off their bright ideas and the big deeds they accomplished.
The middle school program is a continuation of the Super Citizen Program which has inspired and taught similar concepts to many of these students in elementary school.
We’re pretty sure these students “had a ball” at the kickoff, and we’re excited to revisit them for the Expo! Take a look at the gallery below!
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- Cullman County 7th graders gathered today to kick off their American Character program!
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- Starting with the Pledge of Allegiance gets us focused on the task at hand!
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- These 7th graders have a task– can they do it?
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- Mission: work as a team and don’t drop the ball.
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- Now our students have help! Community leaders help students keep the ball moving!
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- We can stay on task by working together with our peers and mentors!
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- We work as a team and we don’t drop the ball!
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- Everyone had a ball, AND they also learned an important lesson about teamwork!
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- Surrounded by mentors as they keep the ball moving!
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- Will they try to keep the ball in the air all alone, or rely on others?
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- Mentors can help when things get hard to handle all on your own!
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- Our students didn’t drop the ball as they learned the importance of working together to solve problems and make a difference!
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- Thank you to the Cullman County Middle Schools #GoodCharacter team, which includes community leaders like David Wiggins from Premier Bank, Trey Williams and Christina Jones from People’s Bank, and school mentors like Brittany Garmon, Kimberly Lindsey, Leah Sapp, Tonya Cupp, Margaret Gutherie, the team at Temple Baptist Church, and all of our Cullman County Middle School principals and teachers!