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Santa Rita has made a commitment to help students develop life skills by
focusing on one character trait each month, as inspired by the book and website Character
Counts. This character trait is incorporated
not only into serious discussions in the classroom, but also into many other
student activities. We would like to share the highlighted trait each month with
you and offer ideas on how to bring these important life skills into your daily
conversations and activities at home.
The March character trait completes the last of the six pillars of character:
Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.
Defining citizenship is like trying to define happiness. It may be defined and expressed in many ways. Citizenship means more than singing anthems and saluting flags. And it certainly doesn’t come automatically when one is born or naturalized as a “citizen” of a country! In some form or another, it means participating in the democratic process; running for office, campaigning, working to influence legislation and, of course, voting. It also means respecting the law, paying one’s share of taxes, volunteering to help those in need and preserving our environment. True citizenship means participation, involvement and contribution. No one can make a difference without being involved. We may have no choice over where and when we are born. But we do have a choice about whether to be good citizens about trying to make this a better world, even in small ways. A good citizen is not content to be just a face in the crowd.
Some examples of ways that Santa Rita students show that they are good citizens:
| ____ Help neighbors |
____ Pick-up trash on the school grounds |
| ____ Respect policemen |
____ Help a person who needs help |
| ____ Clean up my classroom |
____ Work with friends to make our school better |
| ____ Participate in the holiday food drive to provide food for those who need it |
____ Serve others through Boy/Girl Scouts of America or their local church, synagogue, or other religious organization |
“A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” — Henrik Ibsen
Consider becoming a
“Character Coach” to help plan and organize Character Counts! activities and
develop this worthwhile life skills program at Santa Rita. Contact Debbie
Munro at debbieatwhitespaceink.com 941-9541 or Shauna Nash sjhnashatcomcast.net
948-8845.
This is only one of the six pillars of character.
View our other character pages.
Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.
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