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Launched in 2008, the Achiever McBeaver and The College Crew character education program has achieved great success in a short period of time. Utilizing the broad reach of a school PA system, elementary schools are able to present campus wide <a href="http://www.iamgoingtocollege.com">Character Education</a> material without draining already thin staff manpower or taking much time from the classroom. In an economic climate of severe budget cutbacks, school counselor/teacher layoffs, steep academic demands, and drastic record deficits – Achiever Radio is now reaching tens of thousands of students as principals look for new, efficient, effective, and innovative ways of meeting character education needs.

In the fall of 2008, the educator design team at Achiever McBeaver radically changed how elementary schools are able to present quality Character Education Programs material to their K-6 students. In an economic climate where many school districts are unable to afford full time counselors for each individual campus - the unique Achiever Radio program allows a school to implement a simple, time friendly, wide reaching, and effective character values program without draining staff manpower or taking much time from the school day. Because the easy to use “cartoon radio” program utilizes the school wide reach of the PA system, a building principal can easily reach an entire campus in 8 minutes or less per week.

With the success of the Character Education series launched in August of 2008, the Achiever McBeaver educator team is set to roll out a new bullying prevention series. Like the original Achiever Radio series, the bullying prevention program will consist of 36 short “cartoon radio” episodes that are to be played weekly and the radio shows will continue to utilize the school PA/sound system for the main delivery of content. The radio shows have been highly successful across the country because of the program’s ease of use, simple delivery format, and time saving nature. In an economic time where counselors, teachers, and principals are stretched to do much more with much less, the Achiever Radio Programs are a fun and simple way to deliver school wide character values instruction without having to drain important time or resources from regular classroom instruction.

In the fall of 2008, the educator design team at Achiever McBeaver radically changed the way elementary schools present Character Education material to students. Designing the program based on the needs of time crunched counselors and educators, Achiever Radio has become a fun, low cost, simple to use, and wide reaching method of creating behavior change in less than 8 total minutes per week. Because the “cartoon radio” program utilizes the school wide reach of the PA system and requires little time investment from staff members - within just one year - tens of thousands of elementary students are hearing the Achiever Radio program weekly.

Here are two words that are becoming increasingly popular across the country … “budget cutbacks.” In the middle of a nasty global recession that has gripped many industries … our nation’s school systems are painfully feeling the pinch too. As a result of poor economic conditions, many elementary school counsellors are finding themselves working at more than one campus or wearing many hats in their building as they absorb the effects of staff downsizing. In essence, school counsellors are finding that with an increased workload and continued strains being placed on the position … time has become a highly valued commodity.

If you have a child or work with children, then you surely know the feeling. Ever have your kiddo not listen to you? Of course you have! We’ve all been there!