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The Medal of Honor Character Development Program incorporates the ideals of courage and selfless service into the middle and high school curriculum to build character and promote responsible citizenship. Under a grant from the General Electric Foundation, the Medal of Honor Foundation worked with the Erie and Wattsburg Area School Districts in Pennsylvania and a group of educators for more than two years to establish Medal of Honor-related lesson plans drawing upon the ideals embodied in the Medal of Honor, and their application in daily life. The program is now present in more than 33 states and DODDS schools in Europe and the Pacific. The program was designed for use in a variety of education purposes, with lesson plans that use best practices based on national standards and core values. The program is enhanced by the addition of video teleconferencing with a Medal of Honor recipient addressing student assemblies or classrooms and interacting with students in question and answer sessions. Click here for a printable Character Development Program brochure. |
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MoH recipient Jim Taylor shares his story. |
MoH recipient Hal Fritz with middle school students. |
 MoH recipient Pat Brady visits with Discovery Middle School student. |
A training model for teaching the curriculum in the classroom is now in place for training teachers on the best practices in using the program. In addition, the entire Medal of Honor curriculum, including more than 100 Medal of Honor recipient living history videos, is now available at the educational online site. For information on the Medal of Honor Character Development Program visit www.cmohedu.org. |
 Jostens to partner with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation in the national expansion of the Character Development Program! Medal of Honor recipients Jack Jacobs and Hal Fritz will be attending the Jostens Renaissance National Conference for educators and students in Orlando, Florida in July 2012, with Jack Jacobs delivering the keynote address. Jostens Renaissance National Conference |
The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center in partnership with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation will present Medal of Honor: Lessons in Personal Bravery and Self Sacrifice , part of the acclaimed speaker series for students at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am. Medal of Honor recipients Salvatore Giunta, Patrick Brady, Bruce Crandall and Walter Ehlers will speak about the importance of Character Development and the Medal of Honor. Click here for more information about this event. |
 Medal of Honor recipient Patrick Brady will speak at the 5th Annual Principled Leadership Symposium on March 15-16, 2012 at the Citadel.For more information about this event, visit the symposium website. |
| Medal of Honor recipients Sal Giunta and Bruce Crandall recently participated in a Q & A session at the Citadel as part of the college’s Principled Leadership Guest Lecture Series. Earlier in the day, Sal spoke to the sophomore class and Bruce to the freshman class. The Character Development Program is a required course for credit taught to all incoming sophomores. |
 Salvatore Giunta, moderator and military photographer, Stacy Pearsall,and Bruce Crandall. |
