The Character Issue: Integrity
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” ― Frederick
Category: Character
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. Kindness and Respect
Teaching Character Through Literature: Responsibility
A story meets the child where he is. It sparks an authentic desire within him to do better, try harder, and love more. It allows each of our kids a
The Character Issue: Responsibility
SLO Classical Academy’s mission is to be a community that forges character, fosters wisdom, and nurtures a lifelong passion for learning. Welcome to the first Character Issue of the 2020/2021
Teaching Stewardship Through Literature
Summer is an excellent time for reading and character development. Our character trait for the month of June is Stewardship. Take a look at this collection of books curator by
The Character Issue: Stewardship
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. — Mother Theresa Welcome to the final installment of The Character Issue for the 2019/2020 school
Teaching Resilience and Resourcefulness Through Literature
When we read aloud, we give our kids practice living as heroes. Practice dealing with life-and-death situations, practice living with virtue, practice failing at virtue. As the characters in our
The Character Issue: Resilience and Resourcefulness
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” ― Helen Keller As I (Sharon) noted in last month’s Character Issue, the SLOCA
Creative Kindness x Citizenship
Connecting with those in our community these days definitely has its obstacles. However, just because we are sheltering in place does not mean we should resign to becoming curmudgeonly hermits.
Teaching Citizenship Through Literature
Happy Wednesday! Have you had the opportunity to introduce this month’s character trait to your kids? Citizenship can be tricky to understand, even with all the real-life examples around us
