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Digital Classroom Facebook Twitter Instagram Tiktok Youtube Store Search SearchAbout The Ray Center Partners National Advisory Council Team Robert D. and Billie Ray Drake University Contact Us Programs and Services PK-12 Education Athletics Families Workplaces Public Service Josephson Exemplary Policing Recognition Iowa Character Awards The Ray Awards Events An All-Star Evening Pursuing Victory with Honor Summit CHARACTER COUNTS! Day with the Iowa Cubs CHARACTER COUNTS! Day with Drake Women’s Basketball Exercising Your CharacterAbout The Ray Center Partners National Advisory Council Team Robert D. and Billie Ray Drake University Contact Us Programs and Services PK-12 Education Athletics Families Workplaces Public Service Josephson Exemplary Policing Recognition Iowa Character Awards The Ray Awards Events An All-Star Evening Pursuing Victory with Honor Summit CHARACTER COUNTS! Day with the Iowa Cubs CHARACTER COUNTS! Day with Drake Women’s Basketball Exercising Your Character Improving Lives and Strengthening Communities Through public awareness and programming grounded in research, we provide character education and leadership development resources to improve civility and produce meaningful, measurable, and sustainable results in your school, organization, family, and community. PK-12 Education Athletics Workplace Family Public Service Policing What We Do The Ray Center helps create strong, vibrant communities that value positive, healthy relationships and respectful behavior. We provide professional development, assessments, curricular resources, and ongoing consultation that focus on values-based education and best practices in character development. How We Can Help Our school-based partners improve academic competencies, social-emotional, character, and leadership skills. Companies can improve the culture of their organization by applying our research-based programming to their mission, vision, and values. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 5/5 Reviews "The materials provided are great tools that help managers prepare and facilitate productive conversations within a team or organization and build long-term leadership skills." Laura Edwards Director, Retail Development Hy-Vee, Inc "This is the stuff that will truly help us!" Bill Watson Activities Director Urbandale High School Urbandale, IA "The students at West Hertel Academy proudly recite and pledge to be Kids of Character daily and, over the past three years, have internalized those words and now feel a sense of responsibility and commitment to demonstrating the Six Pillars of Character through their words and actions." LaFreya Wilson Teacher West Hertel Academy Buffalo, NY Ready to Get Started? We’re here to help! Contact us today to begin working on character and culture. Get Started! 1 People impacted by our work. 1 The number of annual CHARACTER COUNTS! Week proclamations by the White House (as of 2023). 1 The year we were founded. We Send Great Emails Every month we send out highlights of our latest free resources. Join our mailing list so you can have those new resources delivered to your inbox. YES! PUT ME ON THE LIST! From Our Store Way To Go Journals Way To Go Journals engage students in personal reflection, small group discussions, and whole-group conversations about character and leadership. The Journals are a must-have resource for any school committed to social and emotional learning (SEL) and character education. This resource highlights the Six Pillars of Character (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship) and success skills like self-discipline, positivity, perseverance, relationship building, expressing emotions, resilience, and problem-solving. View in our store 2702 Forest Avenue Des Moines, IA 50311 515-271-1910 RayCenter@Drake.edu DONATE TO OUR MISSION Facebook Twitter Instagram Tiktok Youtube Contact UsAbout The Ray Center Partners National Advisory Council Team Robert D. and Billie Ray Drake University Contact Us Programs and Services PK-12 Education Athletics Families Workplaces Public Service Josephson Exemplary Policing Recognition Iowa Character Awards The Ray Awards Events An All-Star Evening Pursuing Victory with Honor Summit CHARACTER COUNTS! Day with the Iowa Cubs CHARACTER COUNTS! Day with Drake Women’s Basketball Exercising Your Character © 2022 at Drake...