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Character Counts!

Highland Park is proud to be a part of a nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition of schools, communities and nonprofit organizations working to advance character education by teaching the Six Pillars of Character.
By clicking one of the pillars below, you will find a bibliography of books relating to the particular pillar. Books were chosen by the Instructional Media Centers of North Shore School District 112. (Bibliographic entries are from Follett Library Resources.)
To learn which school library owns the book you're looking for, visit the District Media Services Site for North Shore School District 112's online catalog.

trustworthiness leal	respect respeto	responsibility responsabilidad
fairness imparcial	caring considerada	citizenship cuidadania

Character Counts Definitions

Know Yourself (definitions of character Thinkquestquest)
This is an interactive web page for kids to learn about what it is to have good character, where they are in their own personal
development, and what they can do to better themselves and the world.
There are five different sections: Know Thyself, The Hero
Within, The Path You Take, What Can I Do? and Other Activities.

Recognizing the Pillars

Sept/Oct Trustworthiness Grade 2	Nov/Dec Respect Grade 1	Jan/Feb Responsibility Grade 5
March Fairness Grade 3	April Caring Grade K	May/June Citizenship Grade 4

Booklist from Character Counts

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