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  • Our Approach
    • Program Overview
    • Why Stories?
    • Implementation
    • The Morning Gathering
    • Suggested Book Lists >
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      • PDF Book Lists
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    • Telling our Stories >
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    • A Little History >
      • Mary Beth Klee
    • Core Virtues Schools
    • Our First Champion >
      • The Portsmouth Declaration
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  • Virtue of the Month
    • Virtue Cycle Definitions
    • Virtue Index
    • November
    • December
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • September
    • October
  • Cycle of Virtues
    • Year 1
    • Year 2
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    • Thanksgiving
    • Hanukkah
    • Christmas
    • Martin Luther King Jr
    • Presidents' Day
    • Black History Month
    • Saint Patrick's Day
    • Women's History Month
    • Passover
    • Easter
    • Ramadan
    • Immigrant Heritage Month
  • Poetry
  • Core Knowledge Connections
    • Kindergarten
    • First Grade
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Telling our Stories

On the new Core Virtues website, we have continued the tradition of maintaining a blog dedicated to teaching teachers, parents, and school leaders about how great stories cultivate the moral imagination. Most recently, we have added a post detailing the principles and best practices for teaching literature. Follow the “Telling Our Stories” link to learn more about the beauty of classic literature.
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If you are seeking past blog posts, please head to the “Our Approach – Telling Our Stories – Blog Archive” tab.

Hero of
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Head to our “Heroes-Lives to Learn From” tab to browse our selection of excellent men and women whose words and deeds portrayed a deep commitment to the virtues.
Seven Virtues

November
Gratitude, Wonder, Stewardship

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”
― Maya Angelou

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
― W.B. Yeats

“A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.”
– James E. Faust

To keep up to date on Core Virtues and the work Hillsdale College is doing to continue the good purposes of the program, head to corevirtues.hillsdale.edu.

We are honored to partner with the friends of Core Virtuesto promote the cultivation of virtue through great stories. 

​Please note, we will phase out corevirtues.net in June 2026, but much of the content will live on at our new site.  
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