Character Lab

3401 Market Street, Suite 202
Philadelphia, PA 91904
USA

https://www.characterlab.org/

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Character Lab is a nonprofit organization that discovers and promotes conditions that support children’s social, emotional, academic, and physical well-being.

Character refers to ways of thinking, acting, and feeling that benefit others as well as ourselves. Character is plural—encompassing strengths of heart, mind, and will. Strengths of heart (such as gratitude and kindness) enable harmonious relationships with other people. Strengths of mind (such as curiosity and creativity) enable independent thinking. Strengths of will (such as grit and self-control) enable us to achieve goals.

We use the term character where other organizations we respect and support might use terms like social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies, whole child, or life skills.

Character Lab Research Network makes school-based research fast, frictionless, and fruitful. Students and educators in our national consortium of innovative middle and high schools work closely with leading researchers on original studies that illuminate how to help kids thrive.

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