Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Character Education Program teaches
morals and values to children in grades K-5. The Program consists
of a leadership club and six (6) activity modules developed around
a specific theme (i.e. self-esteem, bullying, peer pressure, lying,
stealing, and the importance of education), and has three (3)
hierarchical goals namely:
To promote social responsibility and good character
development to help students incorporate values necessary
for high achievement by providing professional development
to K-5 teachers
To provide opportunities for students to engage in discussion
of relevant and complicated character traits and dilemmas by
providing professional development training to K-5 teachers
To integrate character traits into existing curriculum and
to use current issues in addressing specific character traits
Dissemination and Delivery
Materials available to School Districts, Charter Schools, and
education communities worldwide
Training of Model to participating educators for professional
development
Training to audiences including:
Principals, Superintendents,
Teachers, Student Government Presidents,
Paraprofessionals, State Representatives,
School Counselors and Social Workers