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David
B. Wangaard, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Ellen Almeida
Program Assistant
Anika Baumstone
Project Leader
Sandi Michaelson Warren
Project Leader
The School for
Ethical Education (SEE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, post-secondary
school located in Milford, CT.
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2001
The School for Ethical Education.
All rights reserved.
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South School: A Caring Community
By Diane De Roche Johnson
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Diane De Roche Johnson
South School, New Canaan, CT |
It all began with a thought, an idea, a seed planted years ago. Before the concept of character education received the level of attention it has today, Russ Firlik, principal of South School, was educating his faculty and parents to teach to the "whole child." A core group of teachers--Dee Johnson, Sue Ebdon, Mary Lou Cantrell, and Dianne Rearick--studied Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory. As Mary Lou states: "It is not how smart you are but how are you smart." Using Howard Gardner’s theory, the team of teachers began to create a Multiple Intelligence summer camp with the focus always being on the child. South School soon developed a reputation of being a caring, child-centered elementary school.
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Service Learning:
The What and the How
By Anika Knox, Project Leader
Service-learning has become a hot topic in Connecticut this past year, and SEE’s Building Ethical Communities Through Service-Learning (BEC) program has been a key program in helping schools and teachers learn more about this wonderful teaching method. Districts such as Hartford Public Schools now require 60 hours of service for graduation. Schools from across Connecticut are also adding a service-learning component to their academic requirements. Service-learning can become a magical learning experience that can spark a light in the eyes of even the most reluctant students. Service-learning has the ability, when done correctly, to enliven classrooms, expand communities, and make teaching and learning fun--and we all need a little more fun.
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Planning Professional Development or Youth Leadership
Seminars?
Contact the School for Ethical Education
Two- to Twelve-Hour Workshops are available on the following topics
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Identifying shared values and
character goals to unify a school, district, club or community
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Teaching character-development
principles for the head, heart, and hands
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Creating classroom or club meeting
strategies for a caring learning environment
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Developing moral discipline by using
character goals to set positive expectations
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Integrating character goals
throughout the academic or activity curriculum
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Using cooperative learning to promote
positive character
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Developing a service-learning program
that highlights ethical reflection
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Modeling ethical decision making with
character goals
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Connecting conflict resolution to
character outcomes
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Strategic planning and program
implementation for comprehensive character education
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Program evaluation
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