Van Cortlandtville Elementary School

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 

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

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