Resource category: Catalyst project

University Character Education: Contributing to the Conversation

University Character Education: Contributing to the Conversation Michael Hahn Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota The overall aim of this project was to contribute to the conversation around university character education, particularly the role that character friendships play. Project Overview There is growing interest and research in the area of university

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Cultivating the Virtue of Service in Teens

Jayme Giovannetti St. Augustine Preparatory Academy The aim of this project was to evaluate the impact on student character growth in the areas of generosity, empathy and critical thinking via participation in a service-based club. Project Overview This project aimed to examine considerations in building a habit of service in

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Staging Virtue: Theatre as Moral Formation for Adolescents

Dawn Bradley Libertas School of Memphis Project Overview Libertas School of Memphis serves a community marked by challenge and resilience, where families consistently have expressed a desire for their children to grow in character as much as in academic skill. Since opening in 2015, Libertas has cultivated a school culture

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Developing Training Resources for Mentors and Faculty Partners

Zachary Loveless Hyde Park Institute The aim of the project was to put together a guide to character education—primarily for our program mentors, but also useful for faculty or administrators with whom we work or those beginning character education themselves Project Overview My project developed a guide to character education

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Cultivating Moral Reasoning in Aspiring Leaders

Maureen Spelman North Central College The aim of this project was to evaluate the hypotheses that leadership candidates would advance in their development of virtue literacy and moral reasoning over a period of two years. Project Overview Virtue literacy has been defined as perceiving, knowing, and understanding virtue language and

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