On Tuesday, March 1, the Medal of Honor Character Development program is holding a free teacher training conference in character development at the Talaris Conference Center in Seattle, details here. All middle and high school teachers, and counselors, coaches and administrators are invited to attend.

This full day training will provide all the tools teachers need to bring the Medal of Honor Character Development Program into their classrooms. This resource uses the Oral Histories of Medal of Honor Recipients, and focuses on how students can use these examples of courage, commitment, sacrifice, integrity, citizenship and patriotism to influence change in their own communities. In the words of the program’s organizers:

“Extraordinary events motivate ordinary people to do extraordinary things. On and off the battlefield, crises form the stage on which valorous action takes place. But extraordinary acts are possible only if ordinary people rise to the challenge of the moment and if society values sacrifice.”

Teachers interested in providing these valuable lessons to students will find this conference both useful and inspiring.