by Jill Tomey | Dec 1, 2022 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
World Candle Lighting Day The second Sunday in December is Worldwide Candle Lighting Day that is a memorial activity to honor those children who are no longer with us. Candles are lit at 7 pm local time and left to burn for an hour. This will create a 24-hour wave...
by Jill Tomey | Apr 26, 2022 | Character Connection
Courage can strengthen: Courage can strengthen Any other Character Quality by giving you the confidence to do the right thing. Courage is strengthened by using: Compassion and Loyalty to be compelled to be fearless for the sake of another. Enthusiasm to...
by Jill Tomey | Feb 1, 2022 | Activity
Compassion Activities The activities below are great for teaching the Character Quality of Compassion, and can easily be modified for different age groups and grade levels. We’d love to hear how these activities go with your class or group, or if you made any...
by Jill Tomey | Feb 1, 2022 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Compassion Word Origin From Latin com “with, together”+ pati “to suffer”. Can you see how Compassion is suffering with someone? Part of compassion is empathy, but the true value of Compassion comes when this feeling...
by Jill Tomey | Feb 1, 2022 | Curriculum Connection
Compassion Curriculum Connection – Science Hearing vs. Listening Hearing is the passive biological function of understanding sound. Listening is the active function of processing the information and acting on it, learning from it or storing it for later use. In...
