character

"Amazing Grace. Even though her classmates discourage Grace from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she is black and a girl, Grace wins the part and proves that she can be anything she wants to be. Brave Irene. Irene summons up all her courage in the face of a fierce snowstorm when her mother falls ill and Irene must deliver a ball gown to the duchess. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. A small boy helps an old friend remember, when her memory is not as sharp as it used to be"--Container.

Clips from Hollywood movies explore the character traits of teamwork, making a difference, and caring for others. Each character trait is explored by film clips chosen to stimulate creative reflection and discussion.

Clips from Hollywood movies explore the character traits of teamwork, making a difference, and caring for others. Each character trait is explored by film clips chosen to stimulate creative reflection and discussion.

Clips from Hollywood movies explore the character traits of teamwork, making a difference, and caring for others. Each character trait is explored by film clips chosen to stimulate creative reflection and discussion.

Clips from Hollywood movies explore the character traits of teamwork, making a difference, and caring for others. Each character trait is explored by film clips chosen to stimulate creative reflection and discussion.

Clips from Hollywood movies explore the character traits of teamwork, making a difference, and caring for others. Each character trait is explored by film clips chosen to stimulate creative reflection and discussion.

Clips from Hollywood movies explore the character traits of teamwork, making a difference, and caring for others. Each character trait is explored by film clips chosen to stimulate creative reflection and discussion.

Clips from Hollywood movies explore the character traits of teamwork, making a difference, and caring for others. Each character trait is explored by film clips chosen to stimulate creative reflection and discussion.

Benjy, a fourteen year old boy, is presenting his classroom video blog on the topic of respect. Through a combination of skits, group discussions, commentaries, and a short documentary, Benjy's blog reveals how young people think about and practice respect for others. Benjy explores the idea that how we treat each other and the world around us matters. We listen in on discussions among young people focusing on their thoughts regarding respect. Challenged by an animated Mother Earth who thinks nobody respects her, Benjy narrates a documentary about and educational program in Georgia where kids are tackling the issue of respect for the earth through their own hard work.

Presented from the point of view of a video blogger, program 3 explores facets of responsibility, one of the six pillars of character, through the thoughts and personal experiences of young people throughout the U.S.