Schools adopt the strategies and resources of The Virtues Project to foster academic excellence while creating a culture of caring...Linda Kavelin Popov
To greatly reduce the risk of violence occurring in your school and community the GUN VIOLENCE research points to the need to create caring connections.
PRISON TO PIPELINE PROJECT
Scientific research is pointing to the importance of language, and in specific, virtues language.
THE SCIENCE OF CHARACTER (8 MINUTE VIDEO)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3nT2KDAGOcThe Five Strategies of The Virtues Project are powerful strategies to help you manage your classroom environment and promote mutual respect with students, peers and parents. These strategies will help you create a positive, safe and caring culture in your classroom and school community.
The Five Strategies of The Virtues Project provide you with tools to see the character strengths in you and your students and help pinpoint where growth of character is needed to facilitate the learning process.
The Educators Guide, Classroom Virtue Cards and virtues posters are character education tools for the classroom and school community.
The Educators Guide will teach you the Five Strategies of The Virtues Project, provide you with tools to implement, and provide you with virtues activities for 52 virtues. Some of what you will learn about:
* the power of words, and importance of using virtues language
* recognizing that virtues (strengths) are always there in teachable moments
* why boundaries are so important and how to set clear boundaries
* remind you to celebrate and honor one another
* your leadership style
* restorative justice
* respectful listening
Classroom Virtue Cards are a deck of 52 different virtues that teach the meaning of a specific virtue and ways to practice the virtue. They are a great tool for classroom discussion, boundary setting, writing assignments, journals, restorative justice and reflection corner.
Virtues Posters serve as gentle reminders to practice virtues and add rich vocabulary to discussions and writing projects.
These products are great resources to have on hand for before and after school programs, youth programs, parenting programs, prevention, intervention and healing programs...
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