Character Building

The Character Building Program consists of three phases.  The first phase is designed to help your child learn to follow rules, boundaries, and structure.  In all aspects of life there are responsibilities, rules, and boundaries.  Students begin the program with limited choices, but are informed that privilege and status come from consistent working decisions.  Our philosophy is one of result-based consequences rather than by time.  We are not a prison; students who want to do time will not succeed in our environment.  We teach students that success comes from good communication, hard work, and consistency.

 

The second phase of the program is the Leadership Phase.  This phase of the program provides the greatest growth and development.  This experience is essential for a number of reasons:  The student begins to view themself as part of the solution rather than the problem.

 

·      The student has to learn to stand up and confront their peers; for most of our students this is critical to long-term success.

 

·      The student learns appreciation for parents and other authority figures.  Often we do not appreciate our parents until we become parents ourselves.  This experience puts the student in a parent-like role, which gives a whole new appreciation for parents.

 

·      Students begin to see and understand the need for rules, limits, moderation, and boundaries.

 

·      Students learn how to work with others, be part of a team, how to serve their community, and contribute to the success of others.

 

·      Productivity and responsibility increase self-esteem.

 

The Youth Leadership Program has the most amounts of growth and opportunities for your child.  Like all opportunities and positions of responsibilities, this level has to be earned by the student.  Then, and only then, will your child have earned the respect and confidence of the staff and other students necessary for them to succeed in this position.  Due to the importance of this part of the program in the growth of your child, we feel it is important that your child eventually has an opportunity to function in all areas of leadership positions.  Best results can be realized when this happens.

 

The third phase is the Internalization Phase.  This is where the students apply what they have learned; and their growth and positive changes become internalized.  During the Internalization phase, the student makes the necessary transitions in preparation to return home.

 

All three phases of this program are critical!  An example of this might be compared to cake being baked in the oven.  It may look done through the window, but if you pull it out early it usually falls.  Again, this is a result-based program not “time” based.  Students all work at different speeds.

 

 

Seminars:

 

Premier Education provides a series of highly effective “educational seminars and workshops” specifically designed to teach character building.  During these seminars, students learn about key character building qualities such as:  accountability, honesty, integrity, trust, choices, responsibility, anger, and especially self-esteem.  While the students are completing his/her series of seminars, the parent are invited to attend parent Seminars held in many locations throughout the United States.  The parent seminars give you the opportunity to experience first-hand some of the valuable things that your child is learning.  While most of our parents will tell you that the Premier Seminars will be of great personal value, the real benefit is that it will also provide you and your child greater bonding, insight, and understanding by participating in a common experience.  Your participation in all parts of the parent seminars is a foundation for the rebuilding of the family relationship you desire and deserve.  The highlight of the Premier seminars is when parents and students are invited to attend three effective Parent/Child workshops.  These are designed to assist each family in improving communications, strengthen relationships and preparing for the child’s return home.