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Inaugural Hope Institute Network
Inaugural Hope Institute Network
AnnouncementsStefanie LandesDecember 11, 2025
National Character Walk at Hope Schools
National Character Walk at Hope Schools
Inspiration, School SpotlightStefanie LandesDecember 11, 2025
Falcon Way Coloring Books: Teaching Core Values from the Start
Falcon Way Coloring Books: Teaching Core Values from the Start
Inspiration, School SpotlightStefanie LandesDecember 8, 2025
Hope Fellow Dr. Greg Moore named Alabama’s 2024 High School Principal of the Year!
Hope Fellow Dr. Greg Moore named Alabama’s 2024 High School Principal of the Year!
Announcements, AwardsStefanie LandesJanuary 31, 2024
Alabama Welcomes New National Schools of Character and Promising Practices
Alabama Welcomes New National Schools of Character and Promising Practices
Awards, AnnouncementsStefanie LandesJune 12, 2023
Alabama Welcomes FOUR New Character.org State Schools of Character
Alabama Welcomes FOUR New Character.org State Schools of Character
Awards, AnnouncementsStefanie LandesMarch 7, 2023
The Hope Institute Hosts Third Annual Culture of Character Summit
The Hope Institute Hosts Third Annual Culture of Character Summit
EventsStefanie LandesJune 16, 2022
The Hope Institute Co-Sponsors the 3rd Annual Character Convening
The Hope Institute Co-Sponsors the 3rd Annual Character Convening
EventsStefanie LandesMay 17, 2022
Happy 5th Anniversary to The Hope Institute!
Happy 5th Anniversary to The Hope Institute!
AnnouncementsStefanie LandesMarch 22, 2022
Podcast Launch - Communities of Character
Podcast Launch - Communities of Character
Announcements, InspirationStefanie LandesJanuary 12, 2022
Meet Our Newest Staff Member
Meet Our Newest Staff Member
AnnouncementsStefanie LandesOctober 11, 2021
Priceless: A Life That Counts For Good - Author Q&A
Priceless: A Life That Counts For Good - Author Q&A
Announcements, InspirationStefanie LandesAugust 1, 2021
Holt Elementary School’s Wings of Grace Partnership
Holt Elementary School’s Wings of Grace Partnership
Awards, Inspiration, Promising PracticeStefanie LandesJune 24, 2021
Character and Competence in Higher Education
Character and Competence in Higher Education
Events, InspirationStefanie LandesJune 13, 2021
Barkley Bridge Elementary's Passion to Compassion
Barkley Bridge Elementary's Passion to Compassion
Awards, Inspiration, Promising PracticeStefanie LandesApril 19, 2021Barkley Bridge Elementary School
Vestavia Hills Elementary West’s Connect Five
Vestavia Hills Elementary West’s Connect Five
Awards, Promising Practice, InspirationStefanie LandesApril 19, 2021Vestavia Hills Elementary West
Mountain Brook Elementary School's Lancer League
Mountain Brook Elementary School's Lancer League
Awards, Inspiration, Promising PracticeStefanie LandesApril 19, 2021Mountain Brook Elementary School
Southeast Region Character Consortium
Southeast Region Character Consortium
EventsStefanie LandesDecember 11, 2020
Essay by Clifton Taulbert: "K-12 Educators, Our Heroes 'Embrace the Winning Key'"
Essay by Clifton Taulbert: "K-12 Educators, Our Heroes 'Embrace the Winning Key'"
InspirationStefanie LandesNovember 19, 2020
Meet the 2020-2021 Hope Leadership Academy Facilitators
Meet the 2020-2021 Hope Leadership Academy Facilitators
Inspiration, AwardsStefanie LandesSeptember 21, 2020
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Congratulations to one of our HLA participants, Brenda Box, for being named State of Alabama AP of the year, from Mary Montgomery High School in our Mobile cohort. So proud of you Brenda!
Let's celebrate what we've accomplished together in the first eight years of The Hope Institute! Thanks to your partnership and support, we have: -Partnered with over 260 schools across 35 Alabama counties -Trained over 1500 educators and administ
“Each one of your core values must be thought of as a muscle. How are your students exercising their core value muscles?” -Dr. Arthur Schwartz today while pouring into our Year 3 Cohort in Montgomery.
Last week of Hope Academy sessions before the holiday break. Great day for the Year 3 Birmingham cohort with Dr. Arthur Schwartz learning about the alignment of character with emotional. Intelligence.
School Spotlight: Hidden Lake Primary School We LOVE seeing our Hope Leadership Academy participating schools take their experiences from HLA sessions back to their buildings. Hidden Lake Primary shared this about using the team building balloon act
Our Year 2 Hope schools across the state have put in the work this week with their 11 Principles training provided by Character.org.

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