Orange County Public Schools is excited to continue the partnership with Character Lab for the 2020-21 school year. OCPS and Character Lab are working together to ensure that all participating students grades 6-12 from various learning environments will have the opportunity to contribute to Character Lab research activities.
What is the Character Lab Research Network? The Character Lab Research Network facilitates research in schools to increase students’ character strengths. OCPS is a founding district research partner of Character Lab, with currently 71 participating schools. Starting in the 2017-18 school year, this partnership connects students and schools with leading experts like Angela Duckworth to improve educational practices.
Why partner with Character Lab? Students who participated in similar activities have shown improved achievement and well-being. This may look like increased academic effort, greater homework completion, better attendance or higher GPA.
What will my child do? Your student will have the opportunity to participate in activities that support motivation and learning. Students typically complete these activities on their school laptops. At most, participation will last up to one class period (less than 45 minutes), no more than three times per year. These activities will not conflict with any special school activities or interrupt valuable learning time.
Is participation voluntary? Yes, your child may choose to not participate
at any time. There is no penalty if your child elects not to participate. If he
or she elects not to participate, an alternative activity will be made
available.
What are you doing to protect my child’s privacy? Character Lab is taking comprehensive measures to protect student privacy. To learn more, you can review the Character Lab Student Privacy Policy at
https://www.characterlab.org/student-privacy.
Participating Schools