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Liberty Elementary School Wins Positive Character Award
The school was one of two in the Cherokee County School District and 4 in Georgia to win the Character.org Promising Practices awards.
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CANTON, GA -- Two Cherokee County School District schools have won International awards recognizing their effective strategies to develop positive character in their students.
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Carmel and Liberty elementary schools are among the 326 winners worldwide of Character.org Promising Practices awards.
They are two of only four schools from Georgia to win the honor bestowed on schools and youth-serving organizations from across the United States, as well as from Canada, China, Colombia, and Mexico.
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“These great ideas really highlight the creative efforts of amazing teachers all across America and the world,” Promising Practices Program Director Dr. Dave Keller said. “It’s great to recognize what’s going well in the classroom. These practices represent practical, effective ways to develop empathy, enhance conflict resolution skills, and inspire good citizenship.”
Carmel was recognizing for its community children’s garden project while Liberty was honored for its Have a Heart for Seniors program, through which students prepared gifts for seniors in a local nursing and rehabilitation center.
Winning initiatives will be celebrated and highlighted at the National Forum on Character Education in Washington, D.C. in October.
This is the second Promising Practices honor for Carmel, which also was recognized in 2014. Liberty Assistant Principal Dr. Pam Green, who previously served in the same role at Carmel, led that initiative and the successful effort for Carmel to be named a National School of Character.
Liberty Principal Doug Knott said he and Dr. Green now are focused on earning the NationalSchool of Character designation there as well.
“This is a huge step in that direction for our school community,” Knott said of the Promising Practices award. “More importantly, our students are getting firsthand experience in the importance of service learning and how they can positively impact their community.”
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