For additional content suggestions, compatible with Core Knowledge or classical schools, see Core Knowledge Connections.

SEPTEMBER

​The Responsibility of Friendship

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER

Intellectual Virtue
In conjunction with units on the Renaissance and Exploration. Wonder about the unknown. Speculative courage—the courage to ask questions. Seeking truth through objective means. Willingness to experiment. Humility in the face of facts. Reasoning to result.

"To approach a problem with prejudice is to close the door to knowledge." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"One ought, every day at least, to read a good poem, see a good picture."

-Goethe

DECEMBER

Beauty & Goodness
Special focus on the stories and lives of those who have sought to embody the good in their art. Tie in with unit on the Renaissance unit.

JANUARY

Resolution
Having the will and resolve to act on behalf of a good end.

"True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue or reason."

-Alfred North Whitehead

FEBRUARY

Civil Liberty & Civil Disobedience
​Constructive criticism as path to change. Civil disobedience as sometimes necessary.

MARCH

School Theme

"The most useful virtue is patience." 

-John Dewey

APRIL

Patience & Understanding
Seeking the counsel of others. Pursuing insight.​

MAY

Self-restraint
To Live with Integrity
Tie in with Civil War.