| April 2024 Core Virtues News The Latin "aperire" means "to open" and may be the etymological origin for "Aprilis," the name the Gregorian calendar gives the fourth month of the year. Just as flowers open now (here in the Northern hemisphere), our virtues call us to open ourselves to the needs, feelings, and dignity of others through forgiveness, graciousness and courtesy, and humility. Here are some great books to accompany Morning Gathering. Great Books for the April Virtues April's self-effacing virtues ("after you," "I forgive you" "I'll go last...") pose a literary challenge. There aren't as many children's books illustrating humility, forgiveness, and courtesy as for courage or diligence or compassion. But here are some great choices for your Morning Gathering! The Honest to Goodness Truth : Libby is so honest she's offending all her friends! Are there times when courtesy trumps honesty? Me and Momma and Big John : his mother is an artisan par excellence. Why doesn't she care that her name is not on her work? Hello Neighbor : Mr Rogers taught a generation of kids that gentleness and graciousness bring us together as true neighbors on this planet. Who Was Nelson Mandela? He practiced "the politics of forgiveness" as President and brought together a nation. April Heroine: Mother Teresa Mother Teresa , our heroine for humility, felt called to serve the poorest of the poor and to live among them. She left high school teaching to serve "the abandoned, the sick, the orphaned and the dying" on the streets of Calcutta, India. Over the course of her humble life, she founded an order of nuns, set up homes, hospitals, and orphanages around the world, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Price. Check out our children's book selections on her life of service. Coming Soon: Telling Our Stories Telling our Stories is a splendid book of months, from September to June, each month a rich harvest of courage, compassion, generosity, wisdom and joy for the task of training children toward the good. – John Cribb, author of The Rail Splitter and Old Abe We hope teachers will enjoy this slender "coffee break" book. It is a compendium of Telling Our Stories essays featured over the years. One cup of coffee (or tea) is just about enough time for one essay -- and a chat with friends. This book will be an affordable addition to any teachers' lounge (where we know that teachers seldom lounge). Available in June. Telling Our Stories Core Virtues Is Not SEL . Social and Emotional Learning has made huge inroads in our schools. How is Core Virtues different? Read More |
April 2024 Core Virtues News | |
The Latin "aperire" means "to open" and may be the etymological origin for "Aprilis," the name the Gregorian calendar gives the fourth month of the year. Just as flowers open now (here in the Northern hemisphere), our virtues call us to open ourselves to the needs, feelings, and dignity of others through forgiveness, graciousness and courtesy, and humility. Here are some great books to accompany Morning Gathering. | |
Great Books for the April Virtues | |
April's self-effacing virtues ("after you," "I forgive you" "I'll go last...") pose a literary challenge. There aren't as many children's books illustrating humility, forgiveness, and courtesy as for courage or diligence or compassion. But here are some great choices for your Morning Gathering! | |
Hello Neighbor: Mr Rogers taught a generation of kids that gentleness and graciousness bring us together as true neighbors on this planet.
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April Heroine: Mother Teresa | |
Mother Teresa, our heroine for humility, felt called to serve the poorest of the poor and to live among them. She left high school teaching to serve "the abandoned, the sick, the orphaned and the dying" on the streets of Calcutta, India. Over the course of her humble life, she founded an order of nuns, set up homes, hospitals, and orphanages around the world, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Price. Check out our children's book selections on her life of service. | |
Coming Soon: Telling Our Stories | |
Telling our Stories is a splendid book of months, from September to June, each month a rich harvest of courage, compassion, generosity, wisdom and joy for the task of training children toward the good.
– John Cribb, author of The Rail Splitter and Old Abe
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We hope teachers will enjoy this slender "coffee break" book. It is a compendium of Telling Our Stories essays featured over the years. One cup of coffee (or tea) is just about enough time for one essay -- and a chat with friends. This book will be an affordable addition to any teachers' lounge (where we know that teachers seldom lounge). Available in June. | |
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Telling Our Stories
Core Virtues Is Not SEL. Social and Emotional Learning has made huge inroads in our schools. How is Core Virtues different?
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