Character Commitments
Responsibility - being accountable for your actions; you are reliable and dependable; people can count on you to do what you are supposed to do; do what you say you are going to do; follow through. Kids - check out this video!
Respect - taking care of yourself; being healthy and safe. Showing others you care about them. Pitching in to help take care of your environment. Kids - check out this video!
Gratitude - being thankful to others. Showing appreciation and gratefulness for the things we have in life.
Growth Mindset - believing that intelligence is developed by embracing challenges, being persistent despite obstacles, seeing effort as a pathway to mastery, learning from criticism and being inspired by others' success. Kids - check out this video!
Kindness - the act of going out of your way to be nice to someone or show a person you care. Kids - check out this video!
Integrity - being truthful in what you SAY and in what you DO. Here's a great article on how to talk to your child about integrity and honesty.
Good Judgment - making good decisions based on information and consequences. Ask yourself, "Is it worth it?" Choose to be a safe, respectful, learner!
Grit - a combination of passion, resilience, determination, and focus that allows us to have discipline and optimism to persevere in our goals - even in the face of discomfort, rejection, and a lack of visible progress (sometimes for years!). Check out this article on teaching kids leadership skills using Grit!
Self Control - is having the ability to manage your actions, feelings and emotions. This cool website has video games that allow kids to practice their Self-Control skills!
Responsibility - being accountable for your actions; you are reliable and dependable; people can count on you to do what you are supposed to do; do what you say you are going to do; follow through. Kids - check out this video!
Respect - taking care of yourself; being healthy and safe. Showing others you care about them. Pitching in to help take care of your environment. Kids - check out this video!
Gratitude - being thankful to others. Showing appreciation and gratefulness for the things we have in life.
Growth Mindset - believing that intelligence is developed by embracing challenges, being persistent despite obstacles, seeing effort as a pathway to mastery, learning from criticism and being inspired by others' success. Kids - check out this video!
Kindness - the act of going out of your way to be nice to someone or show a person you care. Kids - check out this video!
Integrity - being truthful in what you SAY and in what you DO. Here's a great article on how to talk to your child about integrity and honesty.
Good Judgment - making good decisions based on information and consequences. Ask yourself, "Is it worth it?" Choose to be a safe, respectful, learner!
Grit - a combination of passion, resilience, determination, and focus that allows us to have discipline and optimism to persevere in our goals - even in the face of discomfort, rejection, and a lack of visible progress (sometimes for years!). Check out this article on teaching kids leadership skills using Grit!
Self Control - is having the ability to manage your actions, feelings and emotions. This cool website has video games that allow kids to practice their Self-Control skills!