Values Education - Teaching Children about What Really Counts & the World They Want

As Karen Salmansohn says: "Don't just teach kids how to count. Teach 'em what counts most." - and to do this means teaching them about values - which in turn gives them life-changing tools that can be used to enrich all aspects of their personal growth - and their capacity as responsible global citizens.

The increasingly conscious use of life-enhancing values enables children to see how the values they choose to live by define who they are and show everyone else what they hold dear and consider important.

Teaching about the basic British values is a step towards showing children how we all use values all the time - and they directly affect how we act and behave.

Over the next 15 years, while today's children grow up and become young adults, people throughout the world will be tackling the UN's very challenging "17 Goals for Sustainable Development" in order to make the world a better place for everyone. Here are some ideas to start engaging young people's talents and energy in contributing to global solutions.