CDP – Character Development Program

The Minnesota Medal of Honor Memorial is committed to educating and inspiring our youth and future generations with the character virtues and values that our Medal of Honor recipients and veterans leave with us as their legacy.

The Medal of Honor Character Development Program (CDP) is a resource designed by teachers to provide students at grade level K-12 with opportunities to explore the important concepts of courage, commitment, sacrifice, patriotism, integrity and citizenship and how these values can be exemplified in daily life.

With the opportunity to see positive role models, the depth and breadth of our students’ insight and reflection after interacting with these materials teaches how we can all choose to be our personal best.

As a proud advocate of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, we hold this resource and opportunity for our youth in the highest regard.

To date we have helped accomplish the following:

Completed 7 successful CDP teacher training sessions
18 school visits by one or more Medal of Honor recipients
Helped create and launch the new national Elementary CDP, including 2 teacher writing workshops
Over 300 teachers trained in the state from 80+ schools and districts
Passed legislation amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.232, naming the MOH CDP as one the preferred character education programs in Minnesota.
For more information on the CDP please visit:

https://www.cmohs.org/lessons/overview