Connect With Kids (Connect!) is a unique nationwide program that combines learning of the heart and mind. Through the program's character-based curriculum, students, teachers, and parents explore the real choices, real actions, and real consequences experienced by others. Lesson plans are grade level specific (3-12) and focus on issues such as bullying and drugs, as well as on reinforcing core traits such as courage, consideration, and empathy. The topics provide a springboard for discussion and encourage youths and their families to look for solutions.

Connect! has partnered with KTVU Channel 2 and KICU Action 36 Cable 6 to bring character into classrooms and communities around the Bay Area. Throughout 2003, KICU Action 36 Cable 6 will air half hour specials, dedicated to the issues and challenges facing Bay Area children and teens. Students, parents, and educators looking for more information about the curriculum and programming can log onto KTVU.com and click on the Connect With Kids link to find out more.