Kindergarten

This Program offers an integrated approach to character development designed for kindergarten youth. The program blends character development, life skills, academic learning, and outdoor experiences into a comprehensive program geared to help students successfully handle the complexities of contemporary society, reinforce social skills, critical and creative thinking, ethical decision making, conflict resolution, and build their self-esteem.

The 8 core character traits promoted in this Program are: 1) Respect, 2) Responsibility, 3) Honesty/Trust, 4) Caring/Fairness, 5) Perseverance, 6) Self-Discipline, 7) Courage, and 8) Citizenship.

Grades K-2 each consist of 61 lessons plans, all age-appropriate and grade specific. Lessons focus on themes such as “Accepting Consequences,” “Gangs,” “Meeting Deadlines,” “Respecting Differences,” and “Sticking to What’s Right.” Through reflection activities in each lesson, students engage in analyzing their behaviors. Lessons are easily integrated into core curricula subjects. Each lesson plan also includes a “Home/Family Activity Worksheet” which teachers send to the student’s parent/guardian as an extension activity to reinforce the lesson plan in the home environment.

• Also included in the K-2 program is a Safety Seekers value added program book filled with many individual and group activities that review the four rules of personal safety. The four rules include: 1) Check with a parent, 2) Go with a friend, 3) It’s your body, and 4) Tell a trusted adult