Excellence and Character Development for Grades K-12

It’s about unity.
It’s about excellence.
It’s about character.

The mission: End the “excellence deficit” among today’s youth by creating an Excellence Effect in students that inspires them students to make positive choices and become productive members of their schools, their families and society.

Thanks for joining us in this mission.
It's worth our time.
It's worth the lives of our students.

Communities of Excellence – Living the 8 Keys (CoE) is a character development program based on the 8 Keys of Excellence, eight principles to live by that have been helping students for over 25 years. Wherever they're introduced, the Keys provide a meaningful way to improve cooperation, learning and teamwork and create a supportive, trusting environment where each student is valued and respected.

Get Involved
Not yet involved in Communities of Excellence – Living the 8 Keys? Learn more about how you can positively impact students, schools and communities through our proven student character development program. Watch this program overview PowerPoint and share it with others.

What are the 8 Keys?
Learn about the 8 Keys and their origin. Click here.

Become a CoE Class, School or District Now
Find out how easy it is to launch CoE within your district, school or even in a single classroom. Learn more here.

Order CoE Products or Purchase an Individual CoE Program
The CoE program and CoE products are available to everyone, including individual students and families. You can order products on our online ordering page. When you sign up for CoE for an individual student or family you gain a full year of online access to our CoE lessons, activities and content, a set of CoE KeyCards, The 8 Keys of Excellence book, and a CoE poster. To sign up, please complete the Individual CoE Program Agreement. You have the option to pay for the individual CoE program online by credit card, over the phone by calling 760-305-7317 or by check (see the Agreement for details).

Thanks to our Partners
Thanks to our first four Founding Partners: BAE Systems, California Bank & Trust, Quantum Learning Network, and X7 Media. Click here to find out how your organization can become a partner in this valuable school character development program.