Future Skills Roundtable #1: Character

Please reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/PSAFSR1

Character education is about the acquisition and strengthening of virtues (qualities), values (ideals and concepts), and the capacity to make wise choices for a well-rounded life and a thriving society.

Through its research, the Center for Curriculum Redesign concluded that the top associated qualities for Character are: Mindfulness, Curiosity, Courage, Resilience, Ethics, and Leadership.

(Source: Center for Curriculum Redesign)

Press Start Academy is excited to kick off our Future Skills Roundtables by tackling one of the most complex themes within 21st-century skills education - and by inviting two inspirational guests to discuss the importance of Character:

• Kenro Oshidari, ex-Regional Director for Asia, World Food Programme
• Lee Crockford, ex-Founder and Director, spur: (Melbourne, Australia)

Join our Founder and CEO Vince Siu as he chats with Kenro and Lee to unpack and dissect Character, learn more about how they have developed and honed their Character throughout their careers, and how Character education can and should be taught to - and experienced by - our next generation of leaders.

Please reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/PSAFSR1

About the Future Skills Roundtables

The Future Skills Roundtables is an online discussion series curated and hosted by Press Start Academy, aiming to gather passionate entrepreneurs and talented young leaders to exchange insights on 21st-century skills and how they've used them throughout their careers.

Each Roundtable is themed around one of the 6Cs of 21st-century skills - Creativity, Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Citizenship and Character - and features three guests who have built their successes around exemplifying these skills.

Through these conversations, we will be unpacking the importance of skill-based learning and a well-rounded whole-person education. We hope students, parents and educators alike will join us for a series of interesting, inspiring and important roundtables!

About Press Start Academy

Press Start Academy is an education startup reimagining whole-person development through play and games.

We are designing the future of 21st-century skill development and delivering it through fun-first, hands-on, multidisciplinary learning experiences set in a fictional Shared Universe.

Our curriculum is built on a research-backed, proprietary skills development and assessment framework, while our academic focuses are currently in English (creative writing and storytelling) and science (physics, chemistry and biology), with alignment to internationally recognized curriculum standards.

Launched in 2019 as an expansion of games consultancy Press Start Hong Kong, Press Start Academy has to date developed over 20 innovative programs, successfully pioneered an online and blended learning model, and has recently launched regular semester enrichment programs in collaboration with schools within Asia.

Learn more: https://www.pressstartacademy.com

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