At Briarcliff Elementary, Character Critter Time is a school-wide PBIS character education initiative designed to foster growth of WCPSS character traits in children. The school counselor hosts a monthly Character Critter Time show starring adult guest readers and a Character Critter. The taped 8-12 minute show is televised over closed circuit TV throughout the entire school. Four to six students from rotating grade levels serve as the studio audience and share ways to demonstrate character traits at home and school. A fifth grader performs the role of the Character Critter. An evaluation based on student responses to a Zoomerang survey at the end of the previous school year yielded very positive results; 88 percent of students responded that the Character Critter Time Program helped them understand what the character traits mean, and 80 percent of students said they wanted to be a better person after watching the Character Critter Time Program.
Thanks to school counselor Virginia Enzor for sharing this story with GotNews.