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Nova
Classical Academy Character Education Philosophy
Nova
Classical Academy's classical model and philosophy attend
to the dual strands of human development: rigorous pursuit
of the intellect facilitated and given purpose by the
refinement of moral character. It is our express goal
as a school to provide meaningful enterprise towards
this twofold process. From administration to teachers
to support staff, we, as educational and transformational
leaders, must strive to model intellectual and principled
living for our school community through our daily activities
and interactions with one another.
During
the school year, we will work to create a school culture
that cultivates and inculcates our shared values of
truth, beauty, and goodness. We shall rely heavily on
the rich content of the school curriculum as the medium
through which our conversations about character are
conceived and illustrated. The following activities
are merely additional steps towards reinforcing our
vision of a thoughtful, self-disciplined, and virtuous
school community at Nova.
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Virtue
of the Month
- assemblies
1x/month (K-4, 5-8)
- assigned
to one grade per month
- create
posters for the school
- decorate
the board at the front of the school (upstairs)
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Adult
Modeling
- attitudes
- speech
we use with each other, with families, with
students, with the community at large
- consistently
enforcing policy for students and staff
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Character
I-spy
- posters
in classrooms
- journal/legacy
portfolio assignment for students
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Character
Recognition Reward
- classroom
acknowledgment program
- random
acts of recognition (by administration) accompanied
by notes home (all staff)
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Activity
for in-service week
- create
a character wish list for students and staff
and suggest ways of cultivating these traits
on a daily basis.
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End-of-year
activity
- program
must address the development of truth, beauty,
or goodness in an acute way
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Article
about students Writing about Values.
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