Dana Smith, a teacher at Haynesville Jr./Sr. High school in Claiborne Parish, accepts the Promising Practices Award at the National Character Education Partnership Conference in Washington, D.C.

THe LSU AgCenter 4-H Program is the official sponsor for the Louisiana Promising Practices Awards

The LSU AgCenter 4-H Program is the official sponsor for the Louisiana State Schools of Character awards.

A brief description of the character development program.

Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is September 17th. The National Constitution Center offers new and exciting resources to engage students in the Constitution, current events and civic learning. Visit the website to learn more about the U. S. Constitution: http://www.constitutionday.com/

Louisiana 4-H recommends schools and youth organizations across Louisiana teach the same character trait each month and integrate decision making into lessons and daily activities.

Florida 4-H has made available a graphic gallery for Extension faculty, staff and volunteers to download. They have a nice assortment of graphics that you may find helpful.

The Character Education Partnership along with Cyber Smart are providing tools and materials for educators to begin teaching about cyberbullying to youth.

This is great for club meetings or it can be used as an activity during a cookery contest. Youth will have fun with this matching game while learning about nutrition.

The overall objective of this workshop is to give participants an overall understanding of videography by learning the skills and techniques necessary to create great movies.