The Basic Program includes Coordinator's Guide, two Classroom Guides and a set of Character Classics Music Tapes. The guide includes a recommended 15 steps for implementation. The staff may also select from the guide numerous activities to personalize the program for their needs. With over 650 pages (includes the annual updates included in our on line newsletter Values in Action!) you will find ample ideas to launch a successful program for your school.

The Values in Action Network! consists of over 5000 schools in North America Committed to Essential Ethics Education. Research is based on 25 years of teaching "Bedrock Ethics" to children and following them through school into their adult lives.

About the School License
A real unique feature of Values in Action! is the "license to duplicate" which is part of the Basic Program cost because the curriculum is licensed to schools. Schools can copy and modify the strategies to meet their specific school needs. The license also includes hundreds of ideas that are developed each year by our classroom teachers.

National Awards Received
Values in Action! has won three National Awards.

• Paul Harris National Rotarian Award 1996
• Milken Family Foundation National Award 1994
• Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge 1987 and 1993

The coordinators and teachers guides along with our Monthly Newsletters are the most comprehensive set of materials on practical, proven ideas available. Even if you do not use our program in it's entirety, you will find numerous ideas to use with your current program.

What to do if you can't afford the curriculum
We want you to be able to have the complete program. You can write to us or email us and request a sample letter to send to a local service club. Over 1/3 of our schools used this letter to invite local service clubs to sponsor the program for schools requesting the financial assistance.

Our goal is to provide you with Practical Tools, Ethic Forum Topics, news articles for Parent Newsletters, Parent Poster ideas, School Ethic Campaigns. Additional assistance is available through our on line web site and Discussion Board.

Our Guarantee
Your purchase of the basic Values in Action! Program ($525 - under $75 per year -- plus 5% shipping) is fully guaranteed for 30 days. If after a thorough examination, you are not completely satisfied, return the guides and license for a full refund, less the shipping charge.

Can I preview the materials anywhere?
If you visit our web site and click on our " On Line" Newsletter Values in Action! You can view hundreds of Ideas we use in our program. Another service we provide to our Network schools is a complete slide show that can be used for Parent Orientations, Students, Boards of Education, PTA councils, Staffs. You can purchase the Values in Action! PowerPoint slide show on computer Disk for $20 including postage and handling.

Values in Action! Network Teacher Seminars
We provide 6 National Teacher Seminars . You can receive additional information at our seminar page at our web site at www.ethicsusa.com.

1. Character Centered Classrooms
2. Teen Respect Seminar
3. Responsibility Seminar
4. Essential Ethics for Teens
5. Discipline & the Difficult Child.
6. Respect Seminar