The Palmetto Education Summit 2026

Leadership Minute is, the progress made across South Carolina, and how the program supports life skills, confidence, resilience, and civic responsibility without adding instructional burden. Participants will experience a Leadership Minute live, featuring one of the program’s civics standards—Patriotism—led by a Leadership Minute Ambassador. The session highlights the program’s innovative storytelling model, which blends animated elementary characters with real-life South Carolina athletes, coaches, and football leaders to make abstract character concepts relatable and impactful. Designed with both students and educators in mind, each one-minute video is paired with optional, easy-to-use curriculum cards that promote reflection, discussion, and real-world application while requiring minimal preparation. Attendees will explore how this dual-impact model increases classroom capacity for character instruction while keeping student growth at the center. The session also showcases how families, communities, and businesses can collaborate to extend character education beyond the classroom, creating a shared, statewide approach to developing strong, civically engaged citizens. Ideal for educators, district leaders, businesses, and community partners, this session offers an uncommon opportunity to experience the Leadership Minute while learning how intentional, daily character moments can create lasting impact. One minute at a time.