Character Education
Core Knowledge encompasses more than just its curriculum. SRA's core virtues - Respect, Responsibility, Cooperation, Self Control, Perseverance, Integrity, and Citizenship - define our school culture and are expected behavior for SRA students. Character is developed through a coherent program of expectations, modeling, and study of historical and literary figures. Our smaller student body means faculty and staff know SRA students by name and help ensure student accountability.
Virtues by the Month
| September: | |
| Responsibility | “is doing your part for the groups that make us whole.” (K-7) |
| Self Discipline | “is giving the best of ourselves and saying ‘no’ to our weaknesses.” (4-7) |
| “is applying ourselves to our tasks.” (K-3) | |
| October: | |
| Self Control | “is stopping to think about my actions before I enact them.” (K-7) |
| November: | |
| Respect | “is treating others politely and kindly.” (K) |
| “is treating others with high regard.” (1-7) | |
| December: | |
| Charity | “is caring, and working to be kind. Charity is giving of heart and soul and mind.” (K-1) |
| “is Love. Charity is giving to those in need.” (2-7) | |
| January: | |
| Courage | “is doing what is right in the face of fear.” (K-7) |
| February: | |
| Love of Country | “means being devoted to our nation – loving its ideals, honoring its heroes, respecting it past, and working hard for a just and noble future.” (K-7) |
| March: | |
| Faithfulness: | “is standing by those we love, those we serve, and what we believe.” (K-7) |
| April: | |
| Graciousness: | “is acting kindly, courteously, and making another feel special.” |
| Courtesy | “is showing respect through kindness, politeness, and consideration of the other.” |
| May: | |
| Joy | “is the fullness of spirit that blooms from the loving heart.” |
| During the month of may we will be celebrating all of what we have learned about virtue and the ways we have grown in character. We will compile virtue books of many of the character lessons we learned during instruction each week. Each child will be given his or her own “Book of Virtue” at the end of the year. | |