Part of education in Western Australia is the emphasis on teaching of values as part of the school curriculum. This has always been integrated through out the program at our school but to support this we are having lessons through the week looking at different virtues.

 

We are basing our values lessons on the highly successful ‘Virtues Project’.

 

 ‘The Vision of The Virtues Project is to serve humanity by supporting the moral and spiritual development of people of all cultures, by helping them to remember who they really are and to live by their highest values.

 

The Mission of the Virtues Project is to provide empowering strategies that inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life through programs of excellence and simplicity which support people of all ages to cultivate their virtues -- the gifts of character.

 

Schools, Day Care Centres, Child Development Programs, Boys & Girls Clubs, and other youth programmes throughout the world are applying The Virtues Project to create a culture of caring and character.

 

Virtues are the essence of the human spirit and the content of our character.’

 

Virtues are stronger than just Values as Values are personal and can be individual where as virtues are global. The virtues covered include-

Assertiveness	Caring	Cleanliness	Commitment
Compassion	Confidence	Consideration	Cooperation
Courage	Courtesy	Creativity	Detachment
Determination	Diligence	Enthusiasm	Excellence
Flexibility	Forgiveness	Friendliness	Generosity
Gentleness	Helpfulness	Honesty	Honor
Humility	Idealism	Integrity	Joyfulness
Justice	Kindness	Love	Loyalty
Moderation	Modesty	Orderliness	Patience
Peacefulness	Perseverance	Purposefulness	Reliability
Respect	Responsibility	Self-discipline	Service
Tact	Trustworthiness	Unity	Tolerance
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