Welcome to Character First

Julia is the Director of Education Research at the Clayton Christensen Institute. Her work aims to educate policymakers and community leaders on the power of disruptive innovation in the K-12 and hig…

Many parents are concerned about their children's video game habits, but what do we actually know about it? Do we really understand it from their POV? Guest host Jason Schofield talks gaming with thr…

Dr. Michael Hynes is the Superintendent of the Pathogue-Medford school district on Long Island in New York. He is a leader in whole-child education, successfully implementing his PEAS program (Physic…

Hear Dr. Donna Volpitta discuss the importance of resilience, and how both children and their parents can be taught mindfulness and tactics to enable a more resilient mindset. Her Resilient Mindset M…

Derek Correia interviews Scott Brody, owner of day camps and sleep away camps in MA and NH, member of the board of the American Camp Association, and member of the board of the Partnership for 21st C…

Listen as Eliza discusses her experience mentoring Hannah Boylan, which led to the creation of Role Model Mentors. Eliza also discusses how mentorship helped shaped her character through high school,…

A discussion with Darby Fox, Child and Adolescent Therapist, and frequent national TV correspondent on child psychology. Being a kid always presented many challenges, but social media, screen time, g…

Many people don't realize how fundamental character is to the teaching of Martial Arts. Hear firsthand from Sensei Jose Marti how character is embedded in how karate is taught and practiced, and why …

In our very first episode, we interview Tim Boylan, and learn how Role Model Mentors was created from an idea he first thought of as a simple way to have at least one person he knew was a terrific ki…