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Pathway for Comprehensive Character Education
The School for Ethical Education (SEE) advocates a clearly articulated pathway to promote ethics and character education. Stepping stones on this path include:
- Identification of ethical norms as defined with a vocabulary of character by the school community (including administrators, teachers, parents and students),
- Affirmation by the school community of an explicit character-education mission with ongoing support from an active leadership committee,
- Creation of a school environment where students recognize their safety, belonging and ability to make a meaningful positive difference,
- Integration of character vocabulary into the moral discipline of the school and its activities with specific attention the development of intrinsic motivation in support of respectful/civil behavior, fair conflict resolution and academic integrity,
- Integration of a vocabulary of character within existing curricula to advance higher-order ethical reasoning,
- Cultivation of age-appropriate student leadership and responsibility,
- Promotion of community and service-learning opportunities,
- Celebration of student and community examples of positive character,
- Organization of on-going professional development that supports comprehensive character education,
- Reflection about and evaluation of character-education practices.
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