National History
 
Sioux Empire CC!

National History

South Dakota CC!

Board of Directors



In 1992, Michael Josephson, founder of the Josephson Institute of Ethics in Los Angeles, California, brought together a diverse group of educators, youth leaders, and ethicists. Their task was to share ideas about the development of character and to investigate ways of working together. The result was a consensus on a set of ethical principles that would appeal to individuals and organizations with differing beliefs, missions and methodologies. CHARACTER COUNTS! was established to develop these principles.

For more information on the national history go Here to the national CHARACTER COUNTS site.

Six Pillars of Character

Trustworthiness Respect
Responsibility Fairness
Caring Citizenship