Stories and data from schools using P2: stronger belonging, better attendance, fewer referrals, and character that carries beyond the classroom.
Read about Heart River Elementary’s family night that brought 207 students and family members to the gym to learn about character education.
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Monthly assemblies connect Nassau Elementary's youngest learners with student role models across Spackenkill.
Clinton High School implemented The Positivity Project (P2) in 2018. See how students have embraced the framework since then.
At Palms Elementary, older students teach younger ones about character development via class partnerships built around the week’s character strength. See more.
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See how district leaders used P2 to align 40 campuses around a common vocabulary, and what changed for students and staff.
How Cabarrus County Schools improved graduation rates and reduced referrals with The Positivity Project.
Discover how Lake Orion brought the community together with a district-wide Positivity Project family night.
“Office discipline referrals have steadily declined, from 777 in 2022-23 to 408 this year. Suspension rates have also decreased from 0.4% in the 2022–2023 school year to 0.1% currently. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has significantly improved, dropping from 17.7% in 2022–2023 to 5.5% in 2025-26.”
“I have not written a single office referral. Moving from an average of three to five weekly behavior concerns to none has been significant. The overall tone of the classroom feels calmer and more cooperative.”
“When students actively engage with character education, they begin to see their classmates and teachers as part of a supportive and caring community. This environment reduces bullying and social exclusion, replacing those negative qualities with understanding and inclusivity. Because of this positive school culture at West Pine Middle School, we have seen almost a 10% drop in major office referrals from last year to this year.”
“Nearly every state assessment we tracked showed more than a 10% gain in student achievement. In some cases, grade levels saw gains as high as 20%.”
“This simple addition to our playground has strengthened students' understanding of character strengths and reinforced our school's positive culture by embedding P2 into everyday play. We have also reduced our playground office referrals from 36 to 21 since March of the last school year.”
“Since 2019, Cairo-Durham Elementary has seen a 43% reduction in disciplinary referrals, reflecting the positive changes taking place throughout the school community. More importantly, however, the daily interactions among students demonstrate a genuine shift in culture.”
“Within that time, behavioral referrals declined by 35%, and academic achievement and attendance also rose. Attendance from 89% to 93%.”
“Since implementing P2, we have had at least a 75% decrease in bus violations/write-ups, as well as a 50% decrease in recess and school behavior issues.”
West Lake Middle School, North Carolina · One semester of P2 lessons moved the needle on the school climate survey question students answer most honestly: do I belong here?
Palms Elementary, Michigan · After implementing P2 school-wide, Palms saw academic gains alongside the culture shift — the kind of correlation that gets a principal's attention.
Lobbestael Elementary, Michigan · Fewer office referrals, fewer suspensions, more peer-led problem-solving — the predictable downstream effect of teaching character before problems happen.
Discovery Elementary, California · From 17.7% chronically absent in 2022–23 to 5.5% today — four consecutive years of decline. Principal Eva Martinez calls it the simplest measure of whether students want to be in the building.
━━━ Frequently asked questions
The full library of resources is only available to Partner Schools. We make several resources free to anyone, including the 24 Character Strengths Surveys, P2 for Families, and Book List. To unlock the full library, start a free pilot.
We add new materials regularly throughout the school year. Partner Schools hear about new releases through our weekly emails and insights posts.
Your P2 license covers the educators and students at your partner school, so share freely with anyone in your building. For colleagues at other schools, point them to our free resources — P2 for Families, the Character Strength Surveys, and our Book List are open to everyone. If their school is considering P2, a free pilot is the best way to explore the full library.
Yes. Every character strength is taught in a dedicated week, and the daily 15-minute lessons are written separately for each grade level — a kindergarten lesson on perseverance looks nothing like a tenth-grade one. Content spans PreK through 12th grade, including high school career readiness materials.
The full library of resources is only available to Partner Schools. We make several resources free to anyone, including the 24 Character Strengths Surveys, P2 for Families, and Book List. To unlock the full library, start a free pilot.
We add new materials regularly throughout the school year. Partner Schools hear about new releases through our weekly emails and insights posts.
Your P2 license covers the educators and students at your partner school, so share freely with anyone in your building. For colleagues at other schools, point them to our free resources — P2 for Families, the Character Strength Surveys, and our Book List are open to everyone. If their school is considering P2, a free pilot is the best way to explore the full library.
Yes. Every character strength is taught in a dedicated week, and the daily 15-minute lessons are written separately for each grade level — a kindergarten lesson on perseverance looks nothing like a tenth-grade one. Content spans PreK through 12th grade, including high school career readiness materials.
The full library of resources is only available to Partner Schools. We make several resources free to anyone, including the 24 Character Strengths Surveys, P2 for Families, and Book List. To unlock the full library, start a free pilot.
We add new materials regularly throughout the school year. Partner Schools hear about new releases through our weekly emails and insights posts.
Your P2 license covers the educators and students at your partner school, so share freely with anyone in your building. For colleagues at other schools, point them to our free resources — P2 for Families, the Character Strength Surveys, and our Book List are open to everyone. If their school is considering P2, a free pilot is the best way to explore the full library.
Yes. Every character strength is taught in a dedicated week, and the daily 15-minute lessons are written separately for each grade level — a kindergarten lesson on perseverance looks nothing like a tenth-grade one. Content spans PreK through 12th grade, including high school career readiness materials.
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