• Developing Character
    Character education is an integral part a student’s academic program and forms the foundation of the guidance curriculum. Each month we celebrate one character quality. Teachers incorporate lessons about these qualities and the counselor offers class lessons about character.

    Anona provides two award programs to recognize students who demonstrate excellent character. These programs are:

    C2C Awards:
    Each month teachers choose a student who has best demonstrated the quality of the month and completes a special certificate for that student. On the first Wednesday of the month, our special guest and business partner, Erica Martin from Authentic Marshal Arts, calls these students to the Media Center and provides them with a special treat and their certificate. We take a group photo and the names of these students are posted in the main office.

    Golden Apple Awards:
    Every time a student demonstrates any of the character qualities, the teacher fills out a slip with the student’s name and places it in a special box in the media center. On the fourth Friday of each month, we draw out one student’s name from each teacher’s box and announce them on the morning news. These students are invited to have lunch with the principal and receive a certificate and special treats.



    CHARACTER QUALITIES OF THE MONTH

    AUGUST - RESPECT
    SEPTEMBER - RESPONSIBILITY
    OCTOBER - COOPERATION
    NOVEMBER - CITIZENSHIP
    DECEMBER - KINDNESS
    JANUARY - SELF-MOTIVATION
    FEBRUARY - TOLERANCE
    MARCH - HONESTY
    APRIL - SELF-CONTROL
    MAY - CARING
    JUNE - COURAGE
    JULY - PATRIOTISM


    The National Character Education Center is a national website that provides resources and information about character education.

    		National Character Education Center
    Look here for all kinds of ideas on how to spread kindness at home, at school and in the community.

    		 Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
    Take character education and acts of kindess to the next level. This website provides information about ways to serve the community and the country. Some ideas are small and local, others more involved. Learn and Serve America
    Many ideas here for infusing character education into the lives of our children.



    		 Character Education Network
    Here are some conversation starters for each of the character qualities. We refer to these as "DINNER DILEMMAS". We hope you will enjoy these with your family.

    		 Dinner Dilemmas - August
    Dinner dilemma - September