Welcome to Merced Union High School District Character Counts, winner of the 2011 Golden Bell Award for Character Education. MUHSD is committed to character education as a means of teaching the whole student and promoting positive climate on sites and in classrooms. Our leadership is committed to fostering the development of character by infusing classrooms and extra-curricular activities with a common language and set of behavioral expectations based on the six pillars of Character Counts. Click on the Leadership Team button to meet or contact our staff.
This website is designed to be a resource for educators and is packed with curriculum and strategies for promoting good character and positive choices. The video The Science of Character is a great starting place for considering an approach to character education. From there we recommend our "Getting Started" and "Building Relationships with Students" pages; if you are someone already actively teaching character in your classroom, be sure to check out our "Interactive Journaling" and "Curriculum" pages. Finally, use the resources on our "Anti-Bullying" pages to help you combat bullying and promote upstander behavior on your site.
Wherever you begin, we hope you will be inspired.
This website is designed to be a resource for educators and is packed with curriculum and strategies for promoting good character and positive choices. The video The Science of Character is a great starting place for considering an approach to character education. From there we recommend our "Getting Started" and "Building Relationships with Students" pages; if you are someone already actively teaching character in your classroom, be sure to check out our "Interactive Journaling" and "Curriculum" pages. Finally, use the resources on our "Anti-Bullying" pages to help you combat bullying and promote upstander behavior on your site.
Wherever you begin, we hope you will be inspired.