ONALASKA — More than 170 educators from the Coulee Region will receive Character Strong curriculum training from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Onalaska High School.<\/p>\n Norlin<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The curriculum can be integrated into existing classes or offered as a separate class.<\/p>\n John Norlin, a Seattle educator and co-creator of Character Strong, the curriculum on which Character Lives is based, will lead the training.<\/p>\n The training will introduce a model to become the bedrock for educators in western Wisconsin, along with techniques to improve student attitudes and school climates. Advocates of a character-building curriculum for Coulee Region high schools made superintendents an offer they couldn’t refuse — so they didn’…<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Coulee Region Whole Child founders include Festival Foods board chairman Dave Skogen and his wife, Barb; Misty Lown, owner of Misty’s Dance Unlimited in Onalaska; Marvin Wanders, CEO of Three Sixty Real Estate Solutions; and Patrick Clements, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel.<\/p>\n Studies have demonstrated that programs such as Character Lives boost academic performance; lower stress and help prevent mental illness; prevent negative behaviors such as drug use, violence and bullying; and equip students with soft skills, including communication needed for workplace success and self-management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ONALASKA — More than 170 educators from the Coulee Region will receive Character Strong curriculum training from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Onalaska High School. Norlin Character Lives, a program of Coulee Region Whole Child, is sponsoring the training to promote social-emotional skills and servant leadership in area high schools. The curriculum can… <\/p>\n![\"CharacterStrong](\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/lacrossetribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/e\/86\/e8613f27-6670-5b7f-9dee-5e21ff3dccf8\/5a7cf12cee90b.image.jpg?crop=495%2C661%2C246%2C8&resize=150%2C200&order=crop%2Cresize)
Character Lives, a program of Coulee Region Whole Child, is sponsoring the training to promote social-emotional skills and servant leadership in area high schools.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/section>\n
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