vLACE Madrid 2024-2025

vLACE is an executive program that supports educational leaders in building communities where everyone can grow as a person.

Event Information

Event Type: vLACE

Duration: Ten full-day (8 hours) in-person workshops distributed in 9 months.

Host:

Become

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vLACE is an executive program that supports educational leaders in building communities where everyone can grow as a person.

vLACE se compone de nueve talleres de ocho horas cada uno (más un taller introductorio), repartidos mensualmente a lo largo de un curso académico. Cada taller expone el enfoque de un experto internacional en educación del carácter. Estos expertos no asisten presencialmente a los talleres. Los facilitadores de Become dirigen cada taller, presentando el enfoque de cada autor a través de vídeos, actividades, reflexiones y lecturas. Las fechas y el horario concreto de cada taller son las siguientes:

01

Knowing the fundamentals of effective character education

Guided by the PRIMED model, participants are introduced to a sound perspective for approaching the transformation of their schools. Throughout the sessions, they will explore and connect the principles that underlie effective character education with other leading frameworks in the field. Those who will lead this change need to understand the theory behind the practices they will later implement.

02

Build-up team relationships through experiential learning

Implementing a change of this magnitude, which directly affects the culture of the community, requires a united team eager to take on this ambitious challenge. During the Institute, attendees will have the opportunity to bond with their fellow team members, share many hours of conversation and enjoy a good time together.

03

Hacer un plan de acción for the next academic year

With the knowledge acquired through PRIMED and the other frameworks explored during the convening, participants are invited to draft an action plan for the next school year. Transformations of this kind require several years of sustained work, but the plan developed during these days can serve as a starting point for introducing a character-based perspective in the school. Throughout this process, participants are guided by the program facilitators.

Audience

Certification

For more information:

Redesigning schools for effective character education through leadership:
The case of PRIMED Institute and vLACE

Dabdoub, J. P., Salgado, D., Bernal, A., Berkowitz, M. W., & Salaverría, A. R. (2023). Redesigning schools for effective character education through leadership: The case of PRIMED Institute and vLACE. Journal of Moral Education, 53(3), 558–574. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2023.2254510

Character Education Formation Program as an Epiphany and Transformational Experience for Educational Principals

Salgado, D., Bernal, A., Dabdoub, J. P., Berkowitz, M. W., & Bier, M. C. (2025). Character Education Formation Program as an Epiphany and Transformational Experience for Educational Principals in México. Research in Human Development, 1–33. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2025.2524298

Creating cultures for character development: A Theory of change supported by vLACE, a scalable blended program

Dabdoub, J. P., Salaverría, A. R., Álvarez-Kafati, M. C., & Berkowitz, M. W. (Under review). Creating cultures for character development: A Theory of change supported by vLACE, a scalable blended program. Journal of Moral Education