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Transcript of VIRTUES in ACTION Pilot Project
a goodwill project inspired by the Virtues Project ™
PILOT PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY OF SOFIA
“VIRTUES IN ACTION”
www.virtuesinaction.com
Motivational intro about the project on youtube.com
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project ™
Idea The idea for the "Virtues in Action" project was born
as an antidote to the prevailing mores in today's society based primarily on material values and the lack of virtues in our relations, especially among the younger generation. The word virtue is so rarely used that probably the majority of students do not know its meaning. According to the Webster’s dictionary a virtue is a commendable quality or trait. Virtues like caring, honesty, loyalty, generosity, kindness are traits that are practiced less and less in our everyday relations.
By distributing FREE the folder "Virtues in Action" and introducing the Virtues Project™ to as many schools as possible we will be able to assist in the moral and spiritual development of children in our local communities and throughout the world since our goal is to work globally with willing partners.
The “Virtues in Action” photo competition and exhibition aim to make the virtues popular among the younger generation and to encourage daily virtuous behavior.
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project ™
2nd Element - Photo Contest & Photo Exhibition The idea for the photo competition is children with the help of parents and teachers to capture with a camera moments showing a virtue in action or an element of it. A photo exhibition will be organized with the winning photos that will be displayed in public places such as parks, squares, libraries, schools and others. This will remind the young generation and the general public about the virtues. Once the virtues become an object of attention, the topic of practicing virtues in our daily relations will become popular over time and that would lead to positive changes of the status quo.
1st Element – Printed materials a) “Virtues in Action” folder consisting of 24 posters A3 format based on the text from the Virtues Cards (part of the materials of the Virtues Project™) b) “Virtues in Action” wall posters 50x70cm The goal is the folder and the wall posters to be distributed FREE to kindergartens, schools, libraries, community centers, etc. Parents could also order the folder online from the web site free of charge.
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project ™
Here are the selected 24 virtues for this project.
1.Caring 2.Compassion 3.Confidence 4.Consideration 5.Courage 6.Courtesy 7.Creativity 8.Determination 9.Forgiveness 10.Generosity 11.Gratitude 12.Honesty
13.Humility 14.Love 15.Loyalty 16.Patience 17.Respect 18.Responsibility 19.Self-discipline 20.Service 21.Tolerance 22.Trust 23.Kindness 24.Unity
(The complete list of the 52 virtues presented by the Virtues Project ™ could be seen here http://www.virtuesproject.com/virtuesdef.html
Each one of the Virtues in Action posters contains: A quotation by a famous person regarding this specific virtue A description of the virtue Signs of success (when practicing it) An affirmation A photo depicting a scene or element of the mentioned virtue
Larger images of the posters could be seen here http://www.virtuesinaction.com/#!gallery/stackeraccordion0=3
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project ™
Purpose The “Virtues in Action” folder with the 24 posters inside is to serve as an
introduction to Linda K. Popov's book “Family Virtues Guide: Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves”. The book shows how to:
learn the language of integrity and self-esteem
understand the five roles parents play
discover ways to introduce sacred time into family life
help children to make moral choices.
For more information about the Virtues Project and character education
Here http://virtuestraining.com,
http://ondemand.neaacademy.org
Teachers can use ready lesson plans from
The Educator’s Guide of the Virtues Project
more about the guide here
More about the book in English click here
More about the Bulgarian translation of the book click here
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project™
Printed Materials
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project ™
Annual “Virtues In Action” Photo Contest and Exhibition
practicing courtesy
practicing the virtue of trust
practicing respect practicing generosity
Example public places for display of the “Virtues in Action” annual exhibition
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project ™
Pilot Project on the Territory of the city of Sofia
At the beginning, we’d like to use the “step by step” approach, so we decided to distribute FREE of charge 1000
folders A3 format to 3 kindergartens, 3 primary schools and 3 high schools together with sets of 24 wall posters
300 folders for 3 kindergartens
or 100 folders for each one.
300 folders for 3 primary schools
or 100 folders for each one. 300 folders for 3 high schools
or 100 folders for each one.
For the period of 3 weeks, we’ll visit 3 kindergartens, 3 primary schools and 3 high schools. We’ll present them
the Virtues in Action folders as well as a set of the wall posters. During the visit we’ll introduce the Virtues in
Action project and will schedule dates for teachers training seminars. The seminars are led by educators who are
teaching themselves virtues in several schools in Sofia. In this way the teachers in the prospective schools can
have an understanding on how to teach virtues in their classes. On the project’s web site there will be also
available various teaching tools and lesson plans regarding each virtue.
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project ™
Timeline for implementing the pilot project “Virtues in Action”- 24 weeks/6 months
1st week 2nd week 3rd week 4th week
5th week 6th week 7th week 8th week
9th week 10th week 11th week 12th week
13th week 14th week 15th week 16th week
17th week 18th week 19th week 20th week
21st week 22nd week 23rd week 24th week
CARING COMPASSION CONFIDENCE CONSIDERATION
COURAGE COURTESY CREATIVITY DETERMINATION
FORGIVENESS GRATITUDE GENEROSITY HONESTY
HUMILITY LOVE LOYALTY PATIENCE
RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY SELF-DISCIPLINE SERVICE
TOLERANCE TRUST KINDNESS UNITY
Goal of the project – Each week for the period of 24 weeks (6months) introduce and teach students one of the 24 virtues comprising the
project “Virtues in Action”. At the end of each week after the virtue has been already studied and practiced, we’ll contact the schools
and fill out a report with feedback from both students and teachers. All written assignments and projects associated with the virtue will
be recorded in a digital record and uploaded to our web site. This is important so, it can serve as an example and demo to other schools
interested to apply the Virtues in Action project. At the end of each week students will be asked to create a project in the form of a
photo or photo collage with text depicting the studied virtue. After the completion of the pilot project an exhibition will be organized
with the awarded students’ works. The prizes will be in 3 categories a) kindergarten b) primary school c) high school.
“VIRTUES IN ACTION” inspired by the Virtues Project ™
The images below represent part of the current reality of children today and the influences they’re exposed to. It is our responsibility to change the status quo and to make photos like those history.
At the core of all negative demeanors shown above is the lack of virtuous behavior . This can change once virtues
are taught in schools, starting from kindergarten and parents get educated to speak the language of virtues to their
children. We’ll end this presentation with a powerful quote by Albert Einstein - “The world is a dangerous place to
live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.”
Bullying in schools Domestic violence Violent video games
Arrogant disrespectful behavior Drinking alcohol Racial intolerance Misbehavior in the classrooms
Smoking cigarettes and other substances
Author of the presentation: Teodora Atanasova – graphic designer e-mail: [email protected]