Character Education

The Board has, through cooperation and collaboration with a wide cross-section of the community, developed a character education program for the school district. This program will stress, in a focused, systematic and intentional manner, the practice and application amongst our students and staff, of ten character attributes identified as the basis for the initiative.

These attributes include: Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Integrity, Empathy, Fairness, Initiative, Perseverance, Courage, and Optimism. Each school engages in actions that support character development in their local area.

This school year, the Board has initiated a number of character-focused activities, including: 

• Encouraging the development and refinement of character in our students and employees
• Forming new community partnerships
• Partnering with local police to offer the Duke of Edinborough Awards in secondary schools through Youth Fusion
• Increasing the number of Character Education celebrations, scholarships and awards
• Increasing our employee contributions to United Way
• Embedding character attributes in policy development
  

The Character Education program has been in place since January 2004.