The Virtues in Us Character Education Curriculum is designed to be integrated into any school or home setting. It offers 190 lesson plans, based on 19 age appropriate virtues, to be presented to the children over the course of the school year.

These 19 virtues are: Cleanliness, Courtesy, Gentleness, Responsibility , Truthfulness , Helpfulness, Unity, Patience, Obedience, Joyfulness, Generosity , Kindness, Courage, Peacefulness, Love, Friendliness, Thankfulness, Compassion and Service.

Each virtue is taught in 10, 20-minute long lessons through a balanced combination of interactive discussion, songs, art activities and games. The 10-day lesson plan is outlined below:

• Day 1. Developing understanding: Using visual aids and focus questions, the child is introduced to the concept of the virtue being studied.
• Day 2. Memorization of a quotation: Children are assisted to memorize a relevant quotation to help in the retention of the name and the concept of the virtue.
• Day 3. Playing a game: Through game and fun activities, children come to personally experience the concept of the virtue and feel the impact of practicing the virtue.
• Day 4. Reading from the Virtues in Action book:Through real life photographs and short texts, the Virtues in Action books are designed to introduce behaviors resulting from the practice of virtues. Reading these books to children also helps develop specific relevant language skills needed for the practice of each virtue.
• Day 5. Classified Cards: Classified Cards activity isolates a picture of a child practicing virtuous behavior, and allows for discussion and role play of the activity among children.
• Day 6. Song:Specially written or selected songs that carry the message of the virtue are taught to children to create a joyful atmosphere and help in the long term retention of the taught concepts.
• Day 7. Quiz game:Reflection questions are presented to the children in a game to assist them in understanding the application of the virtue in their own lives.
• Day 8. Art activity:Children participate in a creative activity that includes a simple art project or workbook activity designed to reinforce the theme of the lesson or the quotation that they have memorized.
• Day 9. Free Sketching Activity: The children create on paper a drawing that describes their own understanding of the virtue. This creative activity helps the child to reflect on his understanding of both the concept and application of the virtue.
• Day 10. Consolidation of Learning: To consolidate all the learning received in the nine previous days, the memorized quotation and song are reviewed and a favorite story is retold. Also, children are invited to verbally describe their creative work to the group to further deepen their active understanding of the virtue and encourage the use of the related language.

All lessons also include a specifically created or carefully selected short story that demonstrates the application of the virtue and its effect on people. The curriculum resource materials contain over 250 stories to be used by teachers to inspire the children to practice the virtue in their own lives.

Language of Instruction

In Chinese schools, the main concepts of the lessons are taught in Chinese to ensure comprehension. However, all resource materials are bilingual and all lessons include English language content to assist children to improve their English. Children can learn important English phrases, and beautiful virtues based English quotations and songs.

The bilingual resource materials also allow the curriculum to be fully implemented in English at international or English speaking schools.