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Coming Out : What Every Teen (Gay and Straight) Needs to Know
For Grades 7-College
DVD with Teacher's Resource Book and Student Handout
"Coming out", or announcing one's sexual orientation and identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), can be an uncomfortable process for everyone - faculty, straight students and of course for the LGBT students themselves. This sensitive, informative video offers revealing portraits of real LGBT kids who have come out in schools across the country, as well as their straight allies and their teachers who have dealt with this issue.Read more

Diligence
for grades 7-12
Featuring
Produced in association with CHARACTER COUNTS!
From the 10 volume series In Search of CharacterImagine what life would be like if we approached each important task with discipline and focus. If we always did our best. If we persevered even when things became difficult or discouraging.Read more

Groark Learns About Prejudice
for grades K-5
Featuring the Popcorn Park Puppets
From the 5 volume series Popcorn Park: Getting Along with GroarkGroark and his friends are planning a party. One of the friends convinces the others not to invite the new kid in school, citing reasons that ring with classic racist beliefs. But when Groark learns that this friend doesn't even know the new kid, he turns to a group of real elementary school children for a lesson in prejudice. They discuss how people sometimes treat others unfairly because of size, age, gender, race, ethnicity and national origin, and why it's important not to pre-judge people. Groark takes this lesson back to his friends and they decide to include the new kid.Read more

Respect
for grades K-5
Featuring the Popcorn Park Puppets
Produced in association with CHARACTER COUNTS!
From the 6 volume series Popcorn Park: The Six Pillars of CharacterBurna discovers that name-calling, teasing, and put-downs are not good natured fun. When her friends ostracize her for treating them disrespectfully and for bullying a new kid on the playground, Burna learns that the way to have good friendships is to treat people the way you would like them to treat you.Read more

Respect
for grades 7-12
Produced in association with CHARACTER COUNTS!
From the 10 volume series In Search of CharacterThis program shows how treating people with respect helps us get along with each other, avoid and resolve conflicts, and create a positive social climate.Read more

Respecting Others
for grades 5-9
Featuring Michael Pritchard
From the 12 volume series Big Changes, Big ChoicesThis program emphasizes that everyone is entitled to respect regardless of appearance, race, national origin, disability, social status, etc. It attempts to sensitize kids to the feelings of others, and develop in them a value for treating people respectfully. Also, since conformity is such a powerful force in early adolescence, this show encourages kids not to reject people who are different from them, but to appreciate and embrace diversity and multiculturalism.Read more

The Respect Connection
for grades 4-8
Produced in association with CHARACTER COUNTS!©
From the 6 volume series The Character ChroniclesOur video blogger covers the subject of Respect in a combination of a video essay about respect in our daily lives, a documentary about a group of teens in Georgia who learn about respecting our planet, and a flash animation dialogue between our blogger host and a mighty disappointed Mother Earth. The program opens with a dramatic skit about a middle school student who can't get respect from his classmates and the sorrowful impact that has on him. The sum total of these elements reinforces the importance of respect in everything we do and in all the choices we make.Read more

Bridging Racial Divisions
for grades 6-12
Featuring Michael Pritchard
From the 10 volume series PeaceTalks with Michael PritchardAn exploration of how racial divisions affect everyone. Triggers to violence, such as racial slurs are examined. Young people discuss how to build communications across racial and ethnic lines with self, family and community pride being a foundation of respect for others, cultural inclusion, and non-violence.Read more

Respect
for grades 7-12
Featuring Michael Pritchard
From the 12 volume series Life Steps with Michael PritchardThis video explores respect as a fundamental social value that allows us to resolve conflicts, prevent violence and bridge cultural differences. Barriers to respect, such as prejudice and bigotry, are explored as students learn that empathy and respect are the basis of healthy, successful relationships.Read more

Respecting Yourself and Others
for grades 6-12
Featuring Michael Pritchard
From the 10 volume series PeaceTalks with Michael PritchardIdeas are presented here for handling put-downs and insults non-violently. In addition, respecting differences in opinion, race, and culture are encouraged.Read more

For Grades 7-College

for grades 7-12