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Etiwanda School District

Heritage Intermediate School

Students in grades sixth through eighth will participate in the Character Strong program as part of the exploratory wheel. Teachers will use the approved curriculum and lessons to implement the program. Most lessons include the five main parts, which are: The Warm Welcome (an entry task), Community Building, Content with direct instruction, videos, and activities, The CharacterDare/To Be List process, and an Optimistic Closure. According to characterstrong.com,  “This curriculum was created to support school communities as they engage in the work of preparing young people to thrive in the 21st century. The research supports the effectiveness of this content to increase student’s academic success and college & career readiness. The lessons focus on developing skills and mindsets around building positive habits, understanding our emotions, improving teamwork, and increasing empathy.”

Seventh grade focus: Well-being

Weekly Plans:

Ethical Monday - students will discuss scenarios that require critical thinking skills, recognize potential options, understand consequences and make the best choices.

Character Tuesday - Students will watch movie clips that exemplify various character traits and then work through questions for meaningful class discussions.

Role Model Wednesday - Students will read about positive role models from all different segments of the population and backgrounds that will then lead to class discussion and a quiz about each model and the trait.

Leadership Thursday - Students will discuss and learn about leadership qualities that involve each character trait.

Assignment Friday - Students will have some type of assessment to show their understanding of the weekly character trait.  Students may plan a school-wide activity, an announcement on the weekly student news or some type of school/community support activity.

Our primary focus will be to develop foundational skills and reinforce what is being taught in Language Arts/Math.

This will be accomplished by using student need-driven instruction. This will be presented to students through several means including direct instruction, collaborative learning, and differentiated centers.