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American Camp
Association 2003
How did the “Character
Counts!” Program begin
in Radians?
• In 2003
• By way of the “American Camp
Association,” we became aware of the
“Character Counts!” Program
• We began working the “six pillars” this
same year.
2004
• A group of professors visited Chicago, where
they were trained as teachers of character
• These certified teachers trained the rest of the
personnel.
• The “Character Counts!” program was added to
the school curriculum.
• We included “Character Counts!” activities in
our calendar as well as “Character Counts!”
Week.
2004
• The school environment is saturated with the
philosophy via posters, messages, and
activities.
• We celebrated our first “Character Parade,”
impacting our local community.
• We met with parents to include them in the
philosophy of “Character Counts!”
Radians School
Philosophy
Colegio Radians seeks the optimuscene
so that students can enrich their
moral,affective, social, intellectual and
physical growth to become committed
individuals in search of the meaning of God
and man.
Education’s fundamental objectives will
be to instill the basic values of man such as:
honesty, solidarity, equality, respect,
responsibility and citizenship.
Radians School
Philosophy
To prepare students to be owners of
their own destinies and to give teaching a
human dimension capable of developing well
balanced men and women. Education should
strive for the harmonic integration of its
systematic work with the spontaneous life of
individuals and community.
Colegio Radians aspires to develop
individuals that respect their culture and
traditions, diverse religious beliefs, the fine
arts, and the moral values of the society to
which they belong.
Radians School
Philosophy
The academic curriculum will be
enriching and flexible according to the
interest and needs of our students, giving
special emphasis to the use of english,
universal language of communication. The
curriculum has been designed to prepare
students for a demanding collage education.
Colegio Radians is a collage preparatory
school.
Radians School
Philosophy
Discipline is a determining factor in the
development of our students. Colegio
Radians fosters discipline to be intrinsic so
that students may incorporate themeselves
in their social environment as useful and
responsible citizens who accept their rights
and obligations.
Values Parade
Values Parade
Values Parade
Field Day
Character Count workshops
Chicago
2005
• Dr. Castrodad, together with a group of
certified teachers, offered workshops on
“Character Counts!” at the Puerto Rico
Association of Private Education
• We coordinated an evening of sports
achievements with the motto “Victory with
Honor”
• We hosted “Character Counts!” workshops
for students of other schools, both private
and public.
2005
2005
• We helped train teachers from other schools.
• Community Service Projects were
emphasized as part of the responsibility of
our students and because of the positive
impact it would have on the community.
2005
» We helped train teachers from other schools.
2005
2006
• Values are integrated in our theatrical
presentations.
• We offered motivational workshops based on
“Character Counts!” to dropouts
• We continued with our efforts, refining the
activities that we had been realizing during
the previous two years.
2006
2006
2007
• We sent a new group of teachers to San
Francisco to become certified as trainers of
“Character Counts!”
• School personnel are retrained on the
program.
• We offered workshops to new schools
interested in “Character Counts!”
Character Counts Workshop
San Francisco
2008
• The certified teachers offered a workshop on
“Character Counts!” to the Puerto Rico
Association of Private Education
• We sent a flyer with activities for families to
realize at home that would help foster family
unity and character
• Our students shared letters about what
they’ve learned about values with other
schools in other nations
2008
2009
• The certified teachers participated in a radio
program where they shared the ideas of
“Character Counts!“ and the activities done
at the school
• Students heard conferences related to the
formation of character by speakers invited by
the school. Among these were Dr. José
Vargas Vidot, Dr. Edmundo Jimenez and
representatives of government agencies.
2009
2010
• Dra. Raquel Castrodad offered a workshop
on the development and growth of the
“Character Counts!” program at our school.
• CR students presentation to JIE Board of
Directors.
Summer 2010
The Six Pillars
of Character
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Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship
The Six Pillars
of Character