
So what are the 8 Keys of Excellence?
Character-building
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Social Emotional Learning
The 8 Keys of Excellence are a set of guiding principles to live by founded by early pioneer of accelerated learning, Bobbi DePorter. She and colleagues examined the commonalities between numerous successful leaders and individuals. The results are the 8 Keys of Excellence.
Understanding and implementing these principles to live by guide individuals, teams, families, schools, and entire businesses toward a positive future full of confidence, motivation, creativity, team work, leadership and valuable life principles.
This specific program created for families includes a social emotional connection component within each module to bring additional self-reflection and understanding of oneself.

8 Keys of Excellence
Self-paced Course
for families

10 self-paced modules
Explore stories, activities, reflections, and track growth with easy experiences for the entire family.
Progress is tracked, modules are chunked for easy, digestible learning, and you can spend as long or as little time as you need!

8 Keys
We dive deep into each of the 8 Keys of Excellence to introduce them, give context, and pose questions to relate it to your own experiences.
You may have heard of these words and terms before, but how are you applying them in real life, using them to achieve your goals, or holding them as a mindset whenever a new challenge comes up?

Renewed and Deepened family relationships
The 8 Keys of Excellence Family Program can provide structured experiences for family members to better understand each other's values, learn from one another, and build a stronger family foundation.
Parents, connect with your teen on more than just what they learned in school today.


Teens, get your parents to understand you more!

The 8 Keys of Excellence is the foundation of the movement, the Excellence Effect.
Its mission is to build excellence in the lives of young people worldwide through the 8 Keys of Excellence family and school character programs. Many of today’s most distinguished and respected thought leaders are advocates of the 8 Keys of Excellence character-building principles.

Jack Canfield
Founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, corporate trainer, and motivational speaker

Lisa Nichols
Motivational speaker, Media personality, and CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit, LLC.

Janet Attwood
Founder of the Passion Test, Author, and Top Transformational Leader

Dr. Ray Blanchard
Transformational trainer, Leadership coach, and founder of Blanchard Consulting Group, LLC.

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