Welcome to the heart of our foundation's work. We are dedicated to transforming our partner schools into schools of character where core essential values are instilled in learners and members of the school community. Our work revolves around empowering school leaders and educators to develop and fortify comprehensive character initiatives that not only shape young minds but also cultivate environments where ethical values thrive.
At the core of our foundation lies the belief that character education is the key to building a brighter future. By instilling a strong foundation of moral values in students, we aim to create not just academically successful individuals but also compassionate and responsible citizens.
Character First offers dynamic, proven, research-based character education resources that make building character clear, fun, and memorable for children and teens.
While character formation begins at home, we believe everyone who interacts with a child or teen has an opportunity to teach or encourage positive social values.
Choosing to partner with the Kofi A. Tawiah Foundation means embracing a holistic approach to education. Our Partner schools typically experience a myriad of positive outcomes under this character initiative programme:
Our character education programmes create a positive and inclusive school culture, fostering happiness and well-being among students who are emotionally intelligent and compassionate toward the people they encounter.
By integrating character education into the curriculum, students not only excel academically but also develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, leading to improved test scores.
Our character education programmes create a positive and inclusive school culture, fostering happiness and well-being among students who are emotionally intelligent and compassionate toward the people they encounter.
Our character education programmes create a positive and inclusive school culture, fostering happiness and well-being among students who are emotionally intelligent and compassionate toward the people they encounter.
Students engaged in character education are more motivated to attend school regularly, leading to increased attendance rates. Furthermore, the development of essential life skills contributes to higher graduation rates.
At our core, we champion the course of character education, empowering educators to instill essential values in the hearts and minds of students. Our foundation takes a hands-on approach by providing comprehensive support to educators, guiding them through the seamless implementation of character-first education in their schools. We equip educators with meticulously curated materials and offer ongoing support, fostering an environment where core values shape not only academic achievements but also the choices students make in their lives.
As advocates for holistic education, we believe that by modelling and practicing these fundamental values, we contribute to the development of responsible, compassionate, and socially conscious individuals. Join us in our mission to revolutionize education and nurture a generation that embodies the principles of integrity, empathy, and resilience.
Our focus areas includes:
We guide schools in instilling core ethical values and high-performance standards, creating a foundation for success both academically and personally.
Our programmes empower students to become self-motivated individuals who take meaningful moral actions in their daily lives.
Through our initiatives, we encourage shared leadership among school staff, creating a collaborative and supportive environment.
We recognize the importance of involving families and community members as partners in the character education journey, strengthening the impact of our programmes.
The foundation is dedicated to supporting education and educational programmes that promote good citizenship in the youth and help develop future generations of good citizens in Ghana and Africa. We believe that Ghana and Africa's problems can be solved by inspired, ethical, and enlightened young leaders.
Our goal is to invest in education that creates an evolutionary change in the cultural and societal conduct that can produce future leaders who will transform the African continent.
We therefore support education that imbues the youth with cultural and personal character traits that commonly promote ethics, integrity, responsibility, respect for laws, a love for work, a focus on outcomes, the effort to save and invest, a desire to plan for the future, punctuality, and a will to be productive. By building these qualities in their formative stage, we can create a transformed generation of responsible citizens and ethical leaders.
The Foundation aims to provide a well-rounded education that nurtures the intellectual, physical, and social growth of learners through its Character Education programme. The programme's objective is to cultivate responsible citizens who understand and positively contribute to their communities and societies.
The Foundation's vision is to create critical mass of responsible citizens in Ghana and Africa within the next two to three generations. The ultimate goal of the programme is to instill cultural and personal character traits in the youth and future generations of Ghanaians and Africans, which will promote and accelerate the development of the continent.
“Deyoungster’s International School believes in raising leaders with strong character and that made us embrace the character education programme with so much enthusiasm. The programme has impacted the teaching and learning process in the school. This opportunity brought to us through the Kofi A. Tawiah Foundation should be extended to as many Ghanaian children as possible so we can raise leaders or citizens with strong character”.
"We were invited to participate in the character education committee representing the parents. We’ve had a wonderful experience with the committee to help other parents to understand and appreciate what the program is seeking to achieve in the lives of our children. We saw the positive impact this program had on the children as we dealt with core traits like courage, responsibility, and gratefulness."
"The programme is a wonderful concept because civic education deals with orientation and re-orientation of character and values. I see the works of the Kofi A. Tawiah Foundation as complementary to our work at NCCE because we have a common goal of developing good citizens. I believe that with this particular programme, we are going to learn a few more techniques which will enhance the work that we are doing with the youths in this country."
In ICS, Character First Education provides the foundation for positive traits in the life for our learners and teachers. Our learners are conscious of the right thing to do and are committed in doing it.
When we talk about character, we mean the inward values that determine outward actions; the mental model used for making decisions; the moral compass that guides your choices; who we are when no one else is watching.
Many problems in today’s classroom can be traced to a lack of character, including bullying, disrespect, cheating, tardiness, vandalism, profanity, and drug abuse—which hinder childhood development, student achievement, school safety, and public confidence. That’s why more than 100,000 teachers, parents, and youth workers around the world have used Character First Education to help them define behavioral objectives, reinforce positive behaviors, and create a culture that values good character.
Character First began in 1992 as a leadership development program at Kimray Inc, an Oklahoma City-based manufacturing company. Every month, Kimray employees would study a different character trait and how it related to corporate values such as honesty, quality, safety, and service. It made such a difference in their workplace culture that in 1996, local school and police officials asked if Character First could be adapted to public education—and Character First Education was born. In 2012, Character First was acquired by Strata Leadership LLC, which offers a wider range of character-based programs for business, government, and public safety
Character First offers dynamic, proven, research-based character education resources that make building character clear, fun, and memorable for children and teens.
The program is an on-going program running for students from K-12.
Materials and resources for the program are provided by the Kofi A. Tawiah Foundation. The foundation also facilitates training needed to run the program. This is at no cost to your institution.
