What's Integrity?

Sixth graders read to find how people have disciplined themselves to become successful.  In this self-discipline lesson plan, 6th graders read handouts about people who have shown restaint in reaching their goals. Students answer...

You can use this lesson whether your class needs to practice self-discipline or just understand it better. They identify the relationship between discipline and maturity while discussing their own maturity levels. Then they define a...

Students investigate the importance of community service by creating their own project ideas.  In this volunteering lesson, students research stories of Peace Corps Volunteers and how they were able to have a positive effect in their...

This site consists of testimonials from former Peace Corps volunteers about the impact of Peace Corps participation on their lives.

Sixth graders compare and contrast discipline and self-discipline. In this character education instructional activity, 6th graders discover how self-discipline is related to self-motivation. Students work in small groups to construct a...

Middle schoolers evaluate themselves. In this character development lesson, students discuss elements of self-discipline using quotations and poems. They have a group discussion about a poem and then choose one quotations (from a...

Students read narratives by Peace Corps volunteers and examine how they succeeded in adapting to living in a new cultural environment. They identify attitudes and actions that promote having a positive experience in a foreign country.

Analyze the use of balanced sentences and parallelism in a narrative. Included in this resource is a narrative about serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakhstan titled, "The Train Ride Home". Middle and high schoolers review...

Students read "I Had a Hero" a memoir written by a Peace Corps volunteer serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They discuss the story, respond to it in writing, complete comprehension activities and relate the account to their own...

Some 150,000 Americans have served in the Peace Corps since it was formed in 1961. Peace Corps volunteers live and work for two years in communities in the developing world. They must learn the languages of the people they serve. They...