At Kingston Elementary School CHARACTER COUNTS!

This year at Kingston Elementary School we will begin to emphasize the Character Education program CHARACTER COUNTS! Character Education is a school-wide effort to create a community where positive traits such as respect and caring are modeled, taught, expected, celebrated and continuously practiced in everyday interactions. The Vision Plan for Educational Excellence written by community members, staff, students and the Board of Education during the spring of 2006 included six goals; one of which deals with the implementation of Character Education

Character Education is one of the fastest growing educational movements in the nation today. We believe that our school and our students’ academic achievement can be improved through a quality Character Education program. This year, we will start the year with friendship and then focus on the Six Pillars of Character from the CHARACTER COUNTS! program: