About Character lab
Character Lab: Advancing Scientific Insights to Help Kids Thrive
Character Lab is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to advancing scientific insights to help kids thrive. The organization provides actionable advice for parents and educators, with the goal of helping children develop character strengths that will enable them to succeed in life.
At Character Lab, we believe that character strengths are essential for success in school and beyond. These strengths include traits such as grit, self-control, optimism, gratitude, curiosity, and social intelligence. By developing these traits in children from an early age, we can help them build a foundation for success that will last a lifetime.
Our team of researchers at Character Lab works tirelessly to identify the most effective strategies for developing these character strengths in children. We conduct rigorous studies and experiments to test our hypotheses and gather data on what works best.
One of our key initiatives is the Character Lab Research Network. This network brings together leading researchers from around the world who are working on similar topics related to character development. By collaborating with other experts in this field, we can share knowledge and resources more effectively and accelerate progress towards our shared goals.
In addition to conducting research ourselves, we also work closely with educators and parents to provide practical advice on how they can support their children's development of character strengths. Our website offers a wealth of resources including articles, videos, podcasts, and toolkits that are designed specifically for parents and educators.
For example, one popular resource on our website is the "Playbook" series which provides step-by-step guidance on how teachers can incorporate specific character-building activities into their classrooms. Another popular resource is our "Parenting Playbook" which offers practical tips for parents who want to support their child's development at home.
We also offer professional development opportunities for educators through workshops and online courses. These programs provide teachers with hands-on training on how they can integrate character education into their curriculum effectively.
At Character Lab we believe that every child has the potential to succeed if given the right tools and support along the way. By focusing on building strong character traits like grit or self-control early in life through evidence-based practices backed by science researches ,we hope not only improve academic performance but also prepare students better equipped emotionally when facing challenges later down road . We invite you join us as part community committed making difference lives young people everywhere!