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Saint Charles Welcomes You
Main Street, Saint Charles
The City of Saint Charles is a thriving city on the banks of the Missouri River that has been welcoming visitors since 1765. Today, the city is known in Saint Louis for its rich history and its many attractions.
You could take a stroll on the brick-paved streets of Missouri’s oldest historic district or explore local shops, enjoy the local cuisine or visit The Agusta Winery. Saint Charles is minutes away from where the conference will be held, 10 minutes from Lambert-International Airport and 15 minutes from Downtown Saint Louis.
If you choose to enjoy your weekend-vacation stay in the Saint Charles area, please visit http://www.historicstcharles.com for a list of attractions, tour and wineries.
CHARACTERplus and the city of Saint Charles welcome you.
I Want You … To Fight Against Bullying
http://www.safenetwork.org/Bully_Prevention_In_Schools.htm
Bullying has received a considerable amount of attention over the last decade following a number of high-profile school shootings and unfortunate acts of suicide. We at CHARACTERplus believe bullying to be a serious issue and deserving of attention, awareness and action. Educators, parents and students need to be aware of how to address inappropriate bully behavior while making notice of appropriate actions.
CHARACTERplus is one of the key forces in bully prevention in the St. Louis Region, sponsoring the NEA Bullying and Sexual Harassment Prevention/Intervention Workshops since 2004, learning from national experts, and delivering trainings to schools throughout the state. More than 500 educators from over 45 districts have participated in the two-day training sessions. Using the research-based Olweus model, the approach involves a school leadership team including administration, teachers, counselors and parents.
CHARACTERplus’ goals are to address the common definitions for bullying and harassment, distinguish between facts and myths, implement well-designed and well-communicated policies, conduct anonymous student surveys to determine the extent of bullying and targets “hot spots” analyses of school buildings.
Bullying is one of many factors which must be taken into consideration in developing a safer school. Bully-prevention efforts and initiatives are one of many strategies that should be included in a comprehensive school safety program that addresses school student behavior codes.
Join the force to fight to prevent bullying by attending the Conference this June to participate in a break-out session with Tina Meier. Tina Meier lost her daughter, Megan Meier, to cyber-bullying in 2006. Meier knew firsthand the results and the impact bullying has on a child’s development. Therefore, she founded the Megan Meier Foundation, which is dedicated to bring awareness and prevention methods to stop the ongoing bullying in today’s society.
By having firm, fair and consistent discipline enforcement in schools, it improves school climate and enforces good character skills. Good character and school climate strategies, combined with balanced and reasonable security measures targeting “hot spots” where bullying occurs, can create a safer and more secure climate for students. This can in turn reduce the likelihood of bullying, cyber- bullying and suicides.
For more information, please visit www.Characterplus.org
-Liz Gibbons, Director CHARACTERplus
Not Just Another Bully Prevention Workshop
Tina Meier presented to more than 100 educators and students about bully prevention methods.
During the past decade, bullying has increased in frequency and intensely. Technology has added a devastating dimension. One of the terms that are surfacing in our lexicon is bullycide. Bullycide is defined by the online Dictionary as “the act or an instance of killing oneself intentionally as a result of bullying.”
With the help of CHARACTERplus, school communities build a culture of caring; dramatically reducing bullying and increasing academic performance in schools.
On June 25th, Bully Prevention: The CHARACTERplus Way will be offered as a full day workshop at the pre-conference session to the Annual Characterplus Character Education Conference. The workshop will be presented by CHARACTERplus staff members, Tami Bopp and Robin Adkison. Participants will be provided with a tool box of strategies to create a caring community within their school.
The CHARACTERplus Way is a whole-school, whole-child comprehensive approach to impact school climate, bullying and social-emotional competencies.
Participants will walk away with a blueprint that develops a school wide culture building, effective anti-bullying policies and contracts, staff commitment, student involvement in the issues, and skills in prevention and conflict resolution.
Adkison and Bopp have a history of training hundreds of educators and students across the state of Missouri. They were joined last Monday by Tina Meier in a workshop that involved more than 100 educators along with Elementary, Middle and High School students.
Tina Meier will present a break-out session held at the conference on June 26th. Tina Meier lost her daughter, Megan Meier, to cyber-bullying in 2006. Meier knew firsthand the results and the impact bullying has on a child’s development. Therefore, she founded the Megan Meier Foundation, which is dedicated to bring awareness and prevention methods to stop the ongoing bullying in today’s society.
Bully-Prevention: The CHARACTERplusWay pre-conference together with Meier’s break-out session, provides a comprehensive approach to address bullying and cyber-bullying.
For more information, please visit www.Characterplus.org
How the Conference Can Help You!
Liz Gibbons Character Educaiton Conference 2011
CHARACTERplus understands that it is indeed the educator who can make all the difference to a student. The purpose of the conference is to wind up the teacher in you and get you ready to start the new school year, stronger than ever before.
Hotels: Where to Stay
There are a number of hotels to choose from. Here they are listed in order of proximity to the St. Charles Conference Center, where the conference is held.
Embassy Suites Hotel (attached to the Conference Center)
Two Convention Center Plaza St. Charles, MO 63303800-EMBASSY(362-2779) or 636-946-5544
The presenter application is now live!
Details and information can be found on our website here.
Online presenter application here.
Keynote: Stu Cabe
School Climate
Stu is a specialist in developing positive school climate and stands for compassion, community and kindness. He is the founder of the Ovation Company. Its mission is to grow and cultivate positive interactions with all who share the school environment. He has traveled the country for over 20 years working with students and teachers alike to help build strong school communities and improve campus culture and climate. Since 1999, his primary focus has been working with associations like Learning for Living Boomerang Project (student transition programs like Link Crew and WEB). Besides being an educator, Stu has been a professional actor for over 20 years. This promises to be an entertaining and informative keynote speech and breakout session. He will share his expertise and insight of programs like Connecting the Dots and 4Word Momentum. You will walk away with practical solutions to your changing needs. Learn more at www.ovationcompany.com
Testimonials
“I really enjoyed it all. I thought the variety of material available was wonderful and the keynote speakers were all excellent!”
-2011 Conference Attendee, Middle School, Special Education
Directions from the Airport
Airport Information
The local airport is Lambert International Airport. There is not a shuttle from the airport to the hotel. Rental car information can be found at the Lambert Ground Transportation website. Taxis are also available outside of each Terminal on the lower level near baggage claim. For Terminal 1 exit door 14. For Terminal 2 exit door 12.