Character Education Themes
Month | Character Education | Themed Days | School Wide Activity | Celebration |
September |
Respect |
Wear orange for bully prevention September 28th |
Uncle Brothers |
Hispanic Heritage Month |
October |
Organization |
Wear red for Red Ribbon Week October 27th |
Red Ribbon Week (23rd-31st) |
Bully Prevention Month Red Ribbon 23rd-31st |
November |
Cooperation |
Wear red, white and blue for Veterans Day November 9th |
Veterans Assembly? |
American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month |
December |
Inclusion |
Wear your favorite holiday sweater December 22nd |
Inclusive Schools Week |
Holidays: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas |
January |
Kindness |
Wear blue for kindness January 26th |
Kindness Mission |
MLK |
February |
Determination |
Wear your favorite superhero shirt as we focus on determination February 16th |
Black History Month/100th Day |
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March |
Diversity |
Wear tie-dye, rainbow or multiple colors to celebrate diversity March 22nd. |
Multicultural Celebration |
Women's History Month |
April |
Fair Play |
Wear blue for Autism April 19th |
Autism Awareness Month |
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May |
Positive Influence |
Wear green for mental health awareness May 10th |
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week Announcements |
Asian American/Pacific Island Heritage Month |
June |
Good Neighbor |
Wear your team color for fun and fitness June |
Fun & Fitness |
Pride Month |
September – Respect
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” ~Laurence Sterne
October – Organization
“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” ~A. A. Milne
November – Cooperation
“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” ~Helen Keller
December – Kindness
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” ~Princess Diana
January – Safety
"Safety First" is "Safety Always.” ~Charles M. Hayes
February - Fair Play
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.”~Eleanor Roosevelt
March – Determination
“A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” ~Colin Powell
April – Positive Influence
“People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.” ~Lewis Cass
May - Good Neighbor
“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.” ~Author Unknown
June - Be Yourself
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” ~Judy Garland