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
Category: Character
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
For Learning’s Sake
Over the summer, our teachers all read The Elements of Teaching by James M. Banner, Jr. and Harold C. Cannon. Now they are exploring each chapter more in depth together during their
The Character Issue: Kindness and Respect
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble. — Rudyard Kipling Welcome to The Character Issue for the month of October. At SLOCA we
The Character Issue: Responsibility
Welcome to the first month of our Character Issue series! An essential part of SLOCA’s mission statement is to be a community that forges character. While we are always endeavoring
Teaching Character Through Literature: Stewardship
Today we have some literature suggestions for our Character Trait of the Month – Stewardship! Curated by our lovely SLOCA librarians, these would also be fun to read over the
The Character Issue: Stewardship
Welcome to our last character trait for the year, Stewardship! As the days get longer and summer starts calling, we may be feeling challenged in the stewardship of our time,
The Character Issue: Resilience & Resourcefulness
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.– Martin Luther