the virtues: prudence
“I am convinced that every effort must be made in childhood to teach the young to use their own minds. For one thing is sure: If they don’t make up
Category: Character
The Virtues: Humility
“I have three treasures which I preserve and treasure. The first is compassion, the second is frugality, the third is daring not to be first in the world.” —Lao Tzu
The Virtues at SLOCA
“Our primary business in life is not business, or construction work, or sales, or teaching, or even motherhood, but becoming a complete human being.” Peter Kreeft This fall, we made
the character issue | resilience and resourcefulness
We have TWO outstanding character traits for the month of May: resilience and resourcefulness. Let’s jump right into resilience! How does SLOCA define resilience? The ability to recover strength, determiation,
the character issue | citizenship
Ah, Citizenship. Perhaps the most underrated of all the SLOCA Character Traits (hmm…might be a tie with Stewardship?) – Citizenship is in fact one of the most compelling character traits
Character Trait | Humility
How do we feel confident with who we are without being prideful? It often feels like a hard balance to strike! The trick? Embracing humility—knowing, accepting and being who we
The Character Issue | Diligence
The start of the year is an exciting time—full of energy for getting back to school and starting new resolutions or habits. But it also comes with a change from
The Character Issue | Teaching Gratitude through books
It’s said that being happy doesn’t mean you have it all, it just means you’re grateful for what you have. In this post we have a list of specially selected books that will spark conversations about gratitude.
The Character Issue | Gratitude
Gather a few ideas how to nurture an “attitude of gratitude” in our kids through this blog which discusses Decembers character trait.
The Character Issue | Integrity
Welcome to The Character Issue for the month of November. Here at SLOCA, we believe the development of character is essential to becoming well educated—not only gaining the knowledge of
