Our Six Pillars of Character are universally accepted values. They are recognized across different cultures, socio-economic statuses, and religions and can be easily identified at school, home, or in communities.

The Six Pillars of Character are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. We recommend using the acronym “T.R.R.F.C.C.” (terrific). Each of the Six Pillars of Character help instill a culture of kindness.

In short, the Six Pillars can dramatically improve the ethical quality of our decisions, and thus our character and lives. 1. TRUSTWORTHINESS. When others trust us, they give us greater leeway because they feel we don’t need monitoring to assure that we’ll meet our obligations. They believe in us and hold us in higher esteem. That’s ...

© 2023 The Ray Center CHARACTER COUNTS! and the Six Pillars of Character are trademarks of the Josephson Institute. FAIRNESS Play by the rules. Take turns and share. Be open-minded. Listen to others. Don’t take advantage of others. “The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.” - Winnie the Pooh

Jun 20, 2019 · That’s why the six pillars of character exist. The six pillars of character are: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Because these pillars aren’t typically found on career readiness course standards, it can …

The Six Pillars of Character (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness Caring, and Citizenship) can provide a guide for families, students, and educators to maximize the opportunity to provide

CHARACTER COUNTS! focuses on building students’ character, social-emotional, and academic skills, while shaping a positive school culture. Our flexible PK-12 framework is based on: the Six Pillars of Character (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and …

The Six Pillars of Character are the core ethical values of CHARACTER COUNTS! These values were identified by a nonpartisan, secular group of youth development experts in 1992 as core ethical values that transcend cultural, religious and socioeconomic differences.

In short, the Six Pillars can dramatically improve the ethical quality of our decisions, and thus our character and lives. 1. TRUSTWORTHINESS When others trust us, they give us greater leeway because they feel we don’t need monitoring to assure that we’ll meet our obligations. They believe in us and hold us in higher esteem. That’s ...

The Institute advocates principled decision-making based on six common values called the “Six Pillars of Character”: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and good citizenship.