Featured Resource: “Heart of a Champion” Middle School Character Curriculum

Posted on June 4, 2008

20/20 Vision is looking for 2-4 churches to join Citivision and Manhattan Bible Church in piloting the Heart of a Champion character curriculum in 5-7 public middle schools during the 2008-2009 academic year. Email Walter for more information.

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Are You

Old School?

 

Heart of a Champion invites you to join athletes and leaders across the U.S. in becoming truly Old School.

What is Old School? It has nothing to do with sweat bands or floppy socks. Rather, it’s your chance to give back to your Old School and affect the futures of thousands of kids. How? By providing a powerful character program to every student at your old middle school or junior high.

The Need

If you’ve checked out the news lately, it’s clear there is an overwhelming lack of character in our world. Tragically, too many kids lack an understanding of basic character principles, which leads to their futures being cut short. Instilling character in our nation’s youth has never been more critical. Unfortunately, there simply isn’t enough funding available to schools to bring in effective, quality programs. So, millions of young people never receive the foundation they desperately need.

The Solution

In 1997, the Heart of a Champion® Character Development Program was developed by leaders from the world of sports and business, including retired major leaguer Harold Reynolds. Since then, others like NFL owners Lamar Hunt, Clark Hunt, Bob McNair, Jerry Jones, and former NBA star/CBS talent Clark Kellogg have supported the program across the U.S. This dynamic, innovative print and video curriculum features the inspiring stories of people like Tony Dungy, Bono, David Robinson, Joe Gibbs, and Jackie Robinson to teach the key elements of character. Assessments show the lives of hundreds of thousands of participants have been changed as a result – through attitudinal and behavioral change, and increased grade averages.

The Goal

The Old School Campaign is seeking 2,000 Old School individuals who will help solve the crisis of character in our country. If each participant will underwrite the cost of the Heart of a Champion program just at their old school, we can reach over one million students, and impact the culture.

The Cost

Through the Old School Campaign, you will reach students at your old school throughout the entire nine months of the school year with consistent implementation of the most effective character development program in America for just $10 per student. Yep, just $10 for the entire year.

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2 Responses to “Featured Resource: “Heart of a Champion” Middle School Character Curriculum”

  1. If you could, would you? | Away with Words: In Pursuit of Authenticity on June 5th, 2008 12:10 pm

    […] It does. […]

  2. Larry Thomas on June 11th, 2008 3:06 pm

    If I could, would I? I can, and I will. I lead a youth ministry in Washington Park, Illinois, called New Yu Youth Movement. We want in on this.