The Virtues Project Educator's Guide
ISBN: 9781880396841
Simple Ways to Create a Culture of Character
The virtues project was honored by the United Nations during the International Year of the Family as a model global program for all cultures and was featured on the Oprah Show as a method for teaching children to "do the right thing." This long-awaited guide for counselors, teachers, caregivers and youth leaders offers a wealth of character awakening activities and ideas for bringing out the best in your students and yourself.
The virtues project contains proven strategies for awakening virtues — the gifts within. It represents a holistic approach to character education that can easily be integrated into existing curricula in individual classrooms, counseling groups, school, day-care center, or youth program.
Major components include:
- The simple elements of character honored by all cultures and spiritual traditions — 52 basic virtues!
- "The language of virtues" for drawing out the best in children
- Proven methods for creating a culture of character and reducing violence
- Powerful strategies to inspire Excellence, Respect, Kindness, Commitment and Cooperation in all students
- Success stories and activities from schools, Boys and Girls Clubs and childcare programs around the globe
- Activities for children of all ages
- virtues in games and art
You will learn:
- Positive school-wide discipline with restorative justice
- Tips for Transforming Bully Behavior
- Counseling tools that empower moral choices
- One-minute counseling strategies
- How to begin the year with a shared vision
- Simple ways to introduce the "Virtue of the Week"
- Peer mentoring techniques
- Ways to turn your school into a community of caring
- A language, which turns character slogans into behavior
