The Sydney Character Initiative is a community of inquiry and practice in character research, education and leadership for schools, tertiary and residential communities, industry, youth impact organisations, and social enterprises. Inspired by a distinctly Australian perspective of equity and excellence, we help form people in pursuit of lives that are worthwhile and well-lived.
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The Sydney Character Initiative is dedicated to researching, educating and leading for and with:
We believe that the more we feel as though we belong, the more likely we are to fulfil our potential. The more we feel as though we belong and fulfil our potential, the more likely we are to do good and right in the world.
We are a bold new venture of the Sydney School of Education and Social Work and the Sydney Academy of Teaching Excellence, grounded in the living history of 175 years of leadership by the University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university.
Through our collaboration with schools, tertiary and residential communities, industry, youth impact organisations, and social enterprises, we will:
By engaging students, teachers, residential educators, and executive leaders in its programs, who are better equipped to contribute in their communities, the Sydney Character Initiative will nurture people capable of leading for and with character.
By sharing resources on character formation, education, and leadership, the Sydney Character Initiative will influence wider public and professional discourse at local, national, and international levels.
These partnerships across Australia, the South Pacific, and internationally will help consolidate and expand the imperative for character education across society and ensure the long-term impact of the Sydney Character Initiative.
Our work is grounded in evidence gathered from the rigorous inquiry and meaningful application of research, education programs that are based on formation and experience in community, and leadership and enhanced by rich conversation and reflection.
We sponsor a range of collaborative educational research projects that support formation and leadership of character, including:
We hosting lectures, symposia, community roundtables and other events in Sydney and around the world to foster public discussion of our body of work:
We foster research-focused partnerships with schools and residential colleges, professional and other educational associations, business and industry, faith and civic institutions, sporting and cultural organisations, including rural, Indigenous and South Pacific and other culturally diverse and underserved communities, such as:
We facilitate a range of evidence-based short courses, workshops, service learning, formative experiences and accredited certificate and diploma programs for people of all ages, including:
We curate a range of publications and public education programs, including production of the industry-leading Game Changers podcast series.
We generate capacity among our colleagues in faculties, residential colleges, sports and cultural clubs and other associations to integrate character formation, education and leadership into curriculum and student life at the University of Sydney and beyond, including:
Our affiliates program is a corpus of affiliate scholars, researchers and writers in character education who encourage national and international dialogue on character, representing the interests of the Sydney Character Initiative through a visiting scholars program and informed and constructive advocacy at all levels.
The Founders Roundtable is a governance group to advise on vision, strategy, operations and philanthropic activity of the Sydney Character Initiative, drawing on representatives from:
Our leadership group is responsible for implementing the vision of the Sydney Character Initiative.
Director: Professor Phil Cummins FRSA FACEL FIML RAA
Associate Director, Research: Dr Hugh Chilton
Associate Director, Leadership: Benson Saulo
