Imagine Harrisburg Pike Community School
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680 Harrisburg Pike
​Columbus, OH  43223
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Character Education

Pillars of Character at Imagine Harrisburg Pike
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2016 Character.org 
​Promising Practice Award Winner
for our community service project

"A Season Of Giving: Imagine Harrisburg Pike 
Toy Drive & Giving Tree"

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2015 Character.org
Promising Practice Award Winner 

for our community service project
​"Driving Together For A Caring Community"
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Each month Imagine Harrisburg participates in a service project

September
 
Responsibility: Take obligations seriously. Be accountable for your own actions and attitudes. Think before you act, consider consequences. 


Responsibility Resources


Responsibility Program         Responsibility Quiz (3rd-6th)         Taking Responsibility PP
Responsibility Poem               Responsibility Activities                   Was That Responsible? 

Responsibility Rap                  Responsibility Song                           Responsibility Song
Responsibility Video               Responsibility AR Book List          Civic Responsibility Game
Responsibility Books 

​October

Caring: 
Think about the concerns, cares, and feelings of others. Express gratitude, forgive others, and help those in need. 
Treat people with kindness and generosity. Help people in need. Be sensitive to people’s feelings. Never be mean or hurtful. Think about how your actions will affect others. Always remember: we become caring people by doing caring things!
                                              Caring Resources
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Caring Counts                               Caring Graffiti Wall                Positive Caring Posters
Caring Compliments                  The ABC's of Caring              Caught Being Caring 
Caring Books                                 Acts of Caring Web               Pay It Forward Project

Caring Lessons & Projects       Making Headline 4th-6th    We Share Because We Care
Plant A Seed of Caring Bulletin Board                                       How Full Is Your Bucket?

Changing The World One Month At A Time                            Planting Seeds of Caring 
​C.A.R.E. (Coins Assisting Reservists Everyday) Project      Caring Counts Video
A Simple Act of Caring Creates An Endless Ripple             
Caring Is... Video 
Dynamite Caring Song              Fill Your Bucket Song
In October, 4th graders sponsored a penny drive to benefit the homeless shelters in the area. Each day students were encouraged to donate pennies throughout the month. At the end we had a grand total of almost $231.00!

​​November

 Perseverance: Continue to try and do something despite obstacles or difficulties. Believe in yourself. 
                                                       Perseverane Resources

NED Lesson Plans: Never Give Up, Encourage Others, Do Your Best 
Perseverance Books          Perseverance Activities      Perseverance In My Life Activity
Perseverance Lessons                                      "Keep Trying" Parents & Children Activity    
Teaching Perseverance Activities                 How to Teach Perseverance
Grit Lesson: The Perseverance Walk            Perseverance Lesson 

Instilling Perseverance In Children                Bury Those Negative Thoughts   
Teaching Perseverance                                    Character Development: Perseverance      
Perseverance on Pinterest                              Diligence/Perseverance                     
Games to Teach Perseverance                    C
ommittment, Endurance & Perseverance  ​
Caine's Arcade V
ideo 
 
     
Never Give Up Video      Micheal Jordan Perseverance Video Famous Failures Video                                      Amazing Kids With Character Video
"What I Am?" Sesame Street Song              "Dont Give Up" Sesame Street Song
Effort & Perseverance Video Links
1st graders in the month of November organized and collected goods to ship over seas to our soldiers. They integrated this when we celebrated Veteran' Day on Nov. 11.

​​December

 Curiosity: Show great interest and excitement in a subject or cause. 
                                              Curiosity Resources

                 Curiosity Machine -
building hands-on engineering design challenges
       Curiosity Books​             Curiosity Activity Guide               Creating Curious Thinkers
Classroom Activities to Stimulate Curiosity                   6 Ways to Build Greater Curiosity 
Strategies to Foster Curiosity                     How to Ignite Intellectual Curisoity in Students

5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious     
How Can Teachers Foster Curiosity?

Nurturing Curiosity Through Hands-On Science Activities

​January

Creativity: Find answers or solutions to difficult problems and situations. 
Creativity Activity Guide                                                                   Creativity Books                          
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ultivating Creativity In The Classroom                                   
Developing Students' Creative Skills for 21st Century Success                            
Teachers Must Encourage Student Creativity         
Teaching For Creativity: Two Dozen Tips                    
How To Promote Creativity In Your Classroom

How To Develop Student Creativity 
5 Ways To Bring More Creativity Into The Classroom 

​February
Integrity: Complete honesty, even when no one else knows the truth but you. 
Integrity Activity Guide
Creating a Culture of Integrity in the Classroom                         Ethics & Integrity 

Scholastics: Teaching Integrity                                                           Living Integrity Scenerios

Middle School Integrity Teaching Guide                                         Honest & Integrity Lesson 
Teaching Integrity to 2nd Graders 

How To Teach Integrity, through the Empty Pot  book with activity and Principal's new Clothes book with activity


​March

Trustworthy: Do the right thing, keep your promises, and tell the truth at all times. 
Activity Guide-Trustworthy
Trustworthiness K-4                                                           Trustworthiness
Teaching Guide: Trustworthiness
Trustworthiness Pillar Activity Quickies

Exercising Character-Trustworthiness

​April
Cooperation: Work together with others to complete tasks. 
Cooperation Teaching Guide K-5th Grade                                         
Keys to Character: Cooperation 
6 Cooperative Classroom Games

Cooperation and Teamwork Lessons for K-2nd Grade

The School Counselor's Lesson on Cooperation 
Life Skills Lesson: Cooperation 


​May

Effort: Put all of your energy into doing something. 
Growth Mindset Lesson: Effort                                 
Making An Effort
My Personal Best - 6th Grade 
Doing Your Best Lesson 
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  Character Mission:

Imagine Harrisburg Pike Community School values positive character development by encouraging all community members to be caring and supportive of one another to develop academic, social and emotional growth.  As cooperative members of the Imagine community, we recognize that we are each accountable for motivating and challenging students, staff, parents and community members to exhibit positive character growth and academic achievement.  As Imagine people, we are each responsible for creating a community that lays a foundation for life-long learners. 
Our Character Pledge is recited daily to encourage camaraderie among our students and staff: Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and take care of this place. 
We are Imagine! 
It is our vision that all stakeholders will hold one another accountable for exhibiting positive character throughout life and help instill the character traits of responsibility, caring, perseverance, curiosity, creativity, integrity, trustworthy, cooperation, and effort in our students.

 



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