What is Character Education?
Character Education is a national movement creating schools that foster ethical, responsible, and caring young people by modeling and teaching good character through an emphasis on universal values that we all share.
Truman Elementary emphasizes the following values each month:
- August ~ BE ON TIME
- September ~ BE A HARD WORKER
- October ~ BE POLITE
- November ~ MAKE A DIFFERENCE
- December ~ BE CARING AND SHARING
- January ~ BE A GOAL SETTER
- February ~ BE HEALTHY
- March ~ BE PREPARED
- April ~ BE CONFIDENT
- May ~ BE YOUR BEST