Character Strengths
A detailed list of the 24 Character Strengths from VIA Institute of Character and their definitions.
A free printable pdf of the character strengths from The Wellbeing Gate.
The VIA Institute of Character has given examples of how each of the strengths can be used.
Positivepsychology.com looks at research into character strengths in different areas and gives an explanation of each virtue. There is also a link to download three Strength Exercises for free.
Here you can buy strength cards from the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience.
A lesson from Sparklers that gets students to identify their strengths and helps you navigate discussions in your classroom.
To help kids thrive, recognizing their strengths is just as important as working on their challenges. Here’s a cool — and crafty — way to identify kids’ strengths and connect them in a paper chain, or a “strengths chain.”
From Geelong Grammar School about how they used a strengths approach with their staff and students.
Character Strength Surveys
A free survey that you can do online through VIA Institute of Character. There is an adult survey and a youth survey.