North Carolina requires every local board to develop and implement character education, woven into the standard curriculum. GRiT delivers it — the eight required traits, taught through practice, not worksheets.
North Carolina law requires each local board of education to develop and implement character education instruction, with input from the local community, and to incorporate it into the standard curriculum.
The statute names eight character traits to be addressed, and encourages related topics — respect for school personnel, responsibility for school safety, service to others, and good citizenship — alongside age-appropriate conflict-resolution and anti-violence instruction across K–12.
Not a feelings worksheet. GRiT teaches how the brain and stress response work, as tools students actually use.
GRiT Compass shows growth across five dynamics, so North Carolina leaders can report impact, not just activity.
Grade-banded for K–12 through college, with a light weekly footprint that fits the school day.
Yes. Under N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.60, each local board of education must develop and implement character education instruction, with community input, incorporated into the standard curriculum.
Eight: courage, good judgment, integrity, kindness, perseverance, respect, responsibility, and self-discipline.
Yes. GRiT delivers all eight traits through a neuroscience-based, practice-first curriculum for K–12 through college, and measures growth with GRiT Compass.
Every local board of education — developed with local community input and built into the standard curriculum.
Meet § 115C-81.60 with a participatory program that’s live in under a week — and shows the growth.
→ Book a discovery callThis is a plain-language summary of N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.60 as of 2026, provided for general information and not as legal advice. Statutes change; always confirm current requirements with your district and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.