Purpose
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Character Education Program teaches
morals and values to children in grades K-5. The Program consists
of a leadership club and six (6) activity modules developed around
a specific theme (i.e. self-esteem, bullying, peer pressure, lying,
stealing, and the importance of education), and has three (3)
hierarchical goals namely:

1. To promote social responsibility and good character
   development to help students incorporate values necessary
   for high achievement by providing professional development
   to K-5 teachers

2. To provide opportunities for students to engage in discussion
   of relevant and complicated character traits and dilemmas by
   providing professional development training to K-5 teachers

3. To integrate character traits into existing curriculum and
   to use current issues in addressing specific character traits

Dissemination and Delivery

1. Materials available to School Districts, Charter Schools, and
education communities worldwide

2. Training of Model to participating educators for professional
development

3. Training to audiences including:
Principals, Superintendents, Teachers, Student Government Presidents, Paraprofessionals, State Representatives,
School Counselors and Social Workers

Fat Albert and Cosby Kids Character
Education Program teaches morals and
values to children in grades K-5.

Bullying *Conflict
* Anger *Sadness
*Self-Esteem *Lying

Dr. Marilyn Irving lessons on self-esteem

Dr. Marilyn Irving "We can no longer watch on the sidelines as statistics stack up against our youth.

We care, we are obliged, called, and purposed to help."