“Chart Your Course!” is a self-leadership program. Its goal and function is to teach students an easy to learn system for setting and accomplishing goals, becoming a responsible and caring person, and directing their lives in a way that is rewarding and fulfilling for each of them.
With “Chart Your Course!”, students will achieve more, become more confident, and learn the values that create an outstanding person.
“Chart Your Course!” uses an easy to remember theme with symbols in order to make it easy for students to remember the key ideas and concepts in becoming successful.
There are approx. 13.6 million single parents in the U.S. raising 21.2 million children. (2007 Census Bureau)
56% of the children under the age of six live in families with two working parents. This figure goes up to 64% when the child is between ages 6 -17. (2007 U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
With the focus of education changing towards test scores and state standards, teachers are having little if any time to teach character traits and the values so desperately needed in today’s society.
The California Department of Education advocates incorporating character education into a standards-based educational system in a variety of ways. (California Department of Education)
