The Centre Director for the Character Education Programme, Peter Kingori, participated in the development of Values-based Education resource materials in a 10 days writing workshop that was organized by the Kenya Institute for Curriculum Development.

Values based Education (VbE) is anchored on 8 core values which are derived from the Kenyan Constitution 2010 and Basic Education Act 2013. The values include integrity, love, responsibility, respect, social justice, peace, unity and patriotism. VbE is part of the curriculum reform in line with the newly introduced Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in the Kenyan education system. In the CBC, values are transmitted through the VbE model employing the Whole School Approach (WSA). WSA entails recognizing that all aspects of the school community have an impact on learners.

During the workshop, invited stakeholders worked collaboratively in the development of VbE resource books for Primary School teachers, Secondary School teachers and School leadership (Heads of Institution). The stakeholders included representatives from the Ministry of Education, Kenya Institute for Curriculum Development, Kenya National Education for UNESCO, Teachers Service Commission, Primary school teachers, Secondary school teachers, Academia/University lecturers, Civil Societies, National Council of Churches of Kenya and Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims among others.