The CEPNZ Starter-Pack CD-ROM includes:
- Introduction to Character Education.
- Glossary of terms (eg. Character, virtues, values).
- Access by email to the help-desk for one to one coaching for ALL your teachers and staff on developing Character Education projects.
- How to build a "Charter of commitment to character education" into your school ethos.
- Developing the core-virtues for your school.
- Involving students.
- Developing "Classroom Declarations".
- Introduction to Citizenship, democracy and public service.
- Engaging students to learn and strategies to encourage learning.
- Creating a caring environment.
- Increasing student attendance and desire to learn.
- Guidelines for developing goal setting.
- Eliminating boundaries.
- Learning modules on each of the main virtues complete with activity and personal progress sheets.
- Character development flow chart.
- How to develop a "School-Community Partnership Programme" (involving your students in community based projects and getting parents involved in school activities).
- Templates for motivational posters for the school to print.
- Templates for student award certificates.
- Templates for printing the "I need help but don't want to ask" cards for students and families (for prevention of 'taking desperate measures') and instructions on their use.
- Guidelines for inter-student and inter-teacher mentoring programme.
- Development guidelines and work sheets for the "Parent Help Centre" programme (Providing methods to involve parents in the education and character development of their children).
- Nutrition information packs for students, families and cafeteria staff.
- Back-up and service contacts.
- Full copy of the ARDENT Personal Development Programme for Students.
- Full copy of the Truancy Resource Pack.
- Access to the members only social network and discussion forum.