Various scientifically research based character development programs are presented in Ardmore City Schools. These programs provide students the opportunity to acquire character development skills that may be beneficial from early childhood to secondary and beyond. Following is a brief summary of the programs Ardmore City Schools utilizes.

Second Step

A violence prevention curriculum whose target audience is preschool through middle school. This curriculum focuses on three areas: empathy, impulse control and problem solving, and anger/emotion management.

Boys Town Social Skills

This program emphasizes development of sixteen essential social skills. The skills help students navigate from simple social interactions to more complex social interactions in their day to day activities. It was developed at Boys Town, Omaha, Nebraska.

Kiwanis Terrific Kids

The Ardmore Kiwanis sponsor their Terrific Kids program at Franklin and Jefferson elementary. One student from each elementary class is recognized monthly for a specific trait they exhibit that exemplifies good character. The Kiwanians attend each celebration to honor the students, and encourage continued good character development.

Great Expectations

This program is guided by six tenets and seventeen classroom practices. These practices, used daily in classrooms, assist students in becoming self-directed learners, productive citizens, effective communicators, critical thinkers, and cooperative contributors to the classroom as well as society.