Character Education
CHARACTER EDUCATION CALENDAR
2025-2026
The Character Education Calendar will allow schools to focus on a single quality and provide opportunities to include related traits as a unit of study. Each school will determine how best to emphasize, study, and practice the character quality for each month.
AUGUST |
Respect …is seeing the value in all people & things and treating them with care. |
SEPTEMBER |
Responsibility …is taking action and understanding the impact of our choices. |
OCTOBER |
Gratitude …choosing to appreciate the people and things in our lives |
NOVEMBER |
Empathy …is understanding and connecting to other people’s feelings. |
DECEMBER |
Empathy …is understanding and connecting to other people’s feelings |
JANUARY |
Perseverance …is pushing yourself to work through challenges and obstacles. |
FEBRUARY |
Honesty …is being truthful in what you say and do. |
MARCH |
Cooperation …is working together to reach shared goals |
APRIL |
Courage …choosing what is helpful, right, and kind - even when it’s difficult or scary |
MAY |
Creativity …is using your imagination to create something new or solve a problem. |