{"id":3726,"date":"2018-02-06T11:51:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T11:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/?page_id=3726"},"modified":"2021-09-22T00:27:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T00:27:52","slug":"p4-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/p4-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Principle 4 Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"stakeholders_agree overview_four_banner\">\n<div class=\"agent_title overview_four_text\">\n<h2>PRINCIPLE 4:<\/h2>\n<h1>The school creates a caring community.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"stakeholders_type \">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"clearfix p1overview_top p4overview_top\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"community_content five\">\n<h4><b>Principle 4, often called the Golden Rule of the 11 Principles, functions as the heart of a school\u2019s culture and its character-building efforts.<\/b> \u201cWe are family,\u201d is a refrain heard many times in Schools of Character because they intentionally foster bonds between staff and students, between students, and among all adults (staff, administrators, parents) at school.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school_blog getting_old_blog p1_overview_community\">\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<div class=\"school__right p1_overview_right\">\n<div class=\"school_blog_left four\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/themes\/Character\/images\/P2Overview_uperblog.png\" alt=\"collaboration-blog-1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school__left p1_overview_left\">\n<div class=\"school_blog_right overview three\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/themes\/Character\/images\/p1overview_right.png\" alt=\"Involved-blog\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"basic_step_view in_terms_view_four_video\">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container clearfix\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0CQ1IcWoIyQ?rel=0\" width=\"760\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"why_do_character remove_three\">\n<div class=\"why_do_content four_text\">\n<h4>Students thrive in schools where they feel connected to their teachers and to one another, both inside and outside the classroom. It is not enough for teachers to say, \u201cWe care for our students.\u201d Schools should look for specific evidence that a bond exists, for example:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"become_vital_view\">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container\">\n<div class=\"become_vital_bg parent_bg four setspace_four\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"why_do_content_text_become_vital_content parent_role_content_overviwertext\">\n<div class=\"why_do_content overview four setspacepink\">\n<ul>\n<li>Student and parent responses to surveys or focus groups<\/li>\n<li>Classroom observations<\/li>\n<li>Voluntary staff attendance at school events<\/li>\n<li>Teachers making one-on-one connections with their students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"why_do_imgover\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/themes\/Character\/images\/P3Overview_servalschool.png\" alt=\"P3Overview_servalschool\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container\">\n<div class=\"why_do_character\">\n<div class=\"why_do_content\">\n<h4>Just as teachers can be trained in strategies that promote a caring classroom, practices such as cooperative learning, class meetings, and cross-age groups foster student bonding with one another.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school_blog\">\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<div class=\"school__left\">\n<div class=\"school_blog_left \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/themes\/Character\/images\/Involved-blog.png\" alt=\"Involved-blog\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school__right\">\n<div class=\"school_blog_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/themes\/Character\/images\/Involved-blog-2.png\" alt=\"Involved-blog-2\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container\">\n<div class=\"school_blog getting_old_blog\">\n<div class=\"clearfix three\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"why_do_img margin_left_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cottage-grove.png\" alt=\"P4Overview_redteam\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"why_do_content four_textteam\">\n<h4>Assessing how students feel about each other, and then using that knowledge to rectify problematic areas are earmarks of a caring school.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container\">\n<div class=\"why_do_character princi_four\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"why_do_content\">\n<div class=\"overviewfour\">\n<h4>A School of Character unites its staff and students in the intentional effort to wipe out bullying and cyberbullying by stressing acceptance and empathy, rallying its students in a vigorous bullying prevention campaign, making clear that peer cruelty in any form will not be tolerated, and training students in what to do if they witness or experience it. Providing parent workshops to recognize the signs of cyberbullying adds another dimension to the efforts.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-fluid four \">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container\">\n<div class=\"why_do_character\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"why_do_content\">\n<div class=\"overviewfour \">\n<h4 class=\"recognise_text\"><b>Happy teachers make happy students <\/b>so a school should recognize and value its teachers through professional communities and social activities celebrating special occasions. <b>Parents are welcomed <\/b>at school, and meaningful opportunities to volunteer and work with staff abound.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"pfmargin\">Lastly, central office administrators in Districts of Character<b> make efforts to know each staff member personally <\/b>and acknowledge contributions. The superintendent serves as the motivating communicator and liaison to the parents and the larger community.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"some_example_view\">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container\">\n<div class=\"national_school_content some_example_content principal-four\">\n<h2>School Examples<\/h2>\n<div class=\"national_slider arrow_slider\">\n<div id=\"national-slider\" class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"national_blog_overfour\">\n<div class=\"slide_text\">\n<h4>Clara Barton Elementary<\/h4>\n<div class=\"national_school_img_overviewfour\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P4Overview_slideimg3.png\" alt=\"P4Overview_slideimg1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"national_blog_desc overfour\">\n<div class=\"overfiddve\">\n<p><b>\u201cWe ARE\u2026Clara Barton\u201d <\/b>is an affirmation that appears many times in this elementary school in New Jersey. \u201cThe teachers really care here, and it shows,\u201d says volunteer Joel Fleisher, who has served as a reading tutor in the district for the past 13 years. In story after story, parents reveal how a Barton teacher was able to find just the right touch or words to help a child at a pivotal moment. First-grade teacher Irene Amato, who was a Barton parent before she was a teacher here, sums up the school\u2019s special quality: \u201cWhen children enter those doors, they are in a safe place, part of a family, where they can find comfort and where they can confide in us.\u201d Speech teacher Alena Langi remarks, \u201cI am amazed at the level of respect students show for each other and for their teachers.\u201d Every student interviewed indicates there is no bullying. \u201cAnd even if there was,\u201d Nayla interjects, \u201cwe know what to do \u2013 take action, speak up, tell somebody.\u201d Miles, a third grader, adds, \u201cWe could use WE messages if we see bullying. Together, we have power as witnesses who stand up to the bully.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"national_blog_overfour\">\n<div class=\"slide_text\">\n<h4>Sacred Hearts Academy<\/h4>\n<div class=\"national_school_img_overviewfour\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P4Overview_slideimg2.png\" alt=\"P4Overview_slideimg2\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"national_blog_desc overfour\">\n<div class=\"overfiddve\">\n<p><b>Sacred Hearts Academy<\/b> in Hawaii has many traditions that lend it to creating a caring community. \u201cPohaky Buddies\u201d for the staff, mentorship to younger students, parent teacher organization, Fright Night, circle time and cooperative learning all feed into the innate caring community. People are committed to one another in this school and to the school itself, so much so that many staff and students drive daily for extended periods of time just to be a part of this school family. They epitomize the word \u201cOhana,\u201d Hawaiian for \u201cfamily.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"national_blog_overfour\">\n<h4>Wylie E. Groves High School<\/h4>\n<div class=\"national_school_img_overviewfour\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/themes\/Character\/images\/P4Overview_slideimg.png\" alt=\"P4Overview_slideimg3\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"national_blog_desc overfour\">\n<div class=\"overfiddve\">\n<p><b>Wylie E. Groves High School<\/b> in Michigan created a Big Brother\/Big Sister program which is a mentoring program for freshman as they enter high school and supports the students throughout their first year. Many stories about this caring community have roots in this program. One freshman student needed a heart transplant and could not attend school. His Big Brother mentor wanted to support him in some way so the mentor visited him in the hospital weekly. The drive to the hospital was almost an hour one way. As Homecoming approached, this mentor wanted to do something special for his mentee. He gathered 20 freshman who knew the student in the hospital and they created a Homecoming in the hospital. They took the decorations from the Groves High School Homecoming and decorated the hospital room. The assistant principal they asked to go with them shared that it was one of the most beautiful events he had attended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"reflection_view four\">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container clearfix reflection_top\">\n<div class=\"reflection_title clearfix\">\n<h2>Self-Reflection<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reflection_box\">\n<p>Principle 4 is all about relationships. What are you doing to cultivate relationships between all school decision makers?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reflection_box\">\n<p>What opportunities can you provide for all members of the school community to develop empathy and respect for others?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reflection_box\">\n<p>How are you addressing peer mistreatment and bullying? Is it working? If not, what can you do to modify your plan to improve the results?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>[wp_quiz id=&#8221;4180&#8243;]<\/p>\n<section class=\"basic_step_view in_terms_view\">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"basic_step_container clearfix\">\n<h2>Research that Supports Principle 4<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"book_blog_box five_blog\">\n<div class=\"book_blog_img_overviewfive\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/schoolicon.png\" alt=\"icon invertedcomas\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: 'roboto_condensedregular'; font-size: 22px;\">&#8220;Nice people engage in pro-social activities, exhibit basic concerns about fairness and inequality, and refrain from actions that would hurt others. Many of us have recognized the importance of this aspect of moral education, and devoted research and educational efforts at finding ways to optimize students\u2019 school experiences in the form of school climate, developmental approaches to student discipline, scaffolding social problem solving, and more recently, incorporating contemplative practices for mindfulness to foster emotion regulation and interpersonal empathy. (Roeser et al., 2014)&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.wixstatic.com\/ugd\/bb64eb_7155a17cdeab4030967edca8beff336b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recovering the role of reasoning in moral education to address inequity and social justice,<\/a> by Larry Nucci<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"book_blog_box five_blog\">\n<div class=\"book_blog_img_overviewfive\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/schoolicon.png\" alt=\"icon invertedcomas\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family: 'roboto_condensedregular'; font-size: 22px;\">&#8220;There are countless ways for students to practice kindness and increase their empathy capacities. But look for real, meaningful, face-to-face type experiences. Those are the kinds of opportunities our students need to develop caring mindsets and become caring, socially responsible, good people.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.micheleborba.com\/building-moral-intelligence-and-character\/6-simple-ways-children-can-spread-kindness-in-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c6 Ways Children Can Spread Kindness in Schools,\u201d<\/a> by Michele Borba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"before_after_bg\">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"basic-step-after-bg\" src=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/schoolblog_five.png\" alt=\"basic-step-after-bg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"share-thoughts_view p5widget\">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container\">\n<div class=\"reflection_title clearfix community_title\">\n<h2>Essential Questions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"why_do_content\">\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 23px;\">Before moving onto the next module take some time to reflect on these important questions:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-12\">\n<ul class=\"questionlist\">\n<li>How do you know whether you&#8217;ve created a caring school community?<\/li>\n<li>What are some ways to foster relationships between adults in the school community?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"check_understanding_view\">\n<div class=\"agree_inner_container clearfix\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #a1aaba; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; font-family: 'hk_groteskregular';\">Authored by <b>Eileen Dachnowicz<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"why_do_character remove_three\">\n<div class=\"back_next_view long_next_view clearfix\">\n<div class=\"pull-left back_btn\"><i class=\"fa fa-caret-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/p3-conclusion\/\">back<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pull-right next_btn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/p4-1\/\">Next<\/a><i class=\"fa fa-caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRINCIPLE 4: The school creates a caring community. Principle 4, often called the Golden Rule of the 11 Principles, functions as the heart of a school\u2019s culture and its character-building efforts. \u201cWe are family,\u201d is a refrain heard many times in Schools of Character because they intentionally foster bonds between staff and students, between students, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/p4-overview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Principle 4 Overview&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3726"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3726"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28941,"href":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3726\/revisions\/28941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exchange.character.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}