Tag: virtues
Virtue of the Month – Detachment
Junior School counsellor Tessa Lloyd highlights detachment as the Virtue of the Month
Compassion, Empathy and Community Engagement
Kathleen Cook highlights how compassion and empathy are woven into Junior School lessons
Virtue of the Month – Excellence
Junior School counsellor Tessa Lloyd writes about January's Virtue of the Month: Excellence
Valentines and Virtues at the Junior School
Valentine's Day at the Junior School is a wonderful day to highlight friendship and how much we care about one another. So it makes...
Virtue of the Month – Caring
St Michaels University School
Tessa Lloyd, Junior School Counsellor
Virtue of the Month for February/March
Caring...
It’s a wholesome, old-fashioned virtue that should never go out of style....
SMUS Head Boy Talks “Excellence” at the Junior School
On Friday, SMUS Head Boy Jasper Johnston visited the Junior School and spoke during assembly. He spoke from the heart to the K-5 students...
Talking Virtues and Excellence in Junior School Chapel
Our Junior School isn’t shy about promoting character.
Inspired by the work of The Virtues Project, we take a closer look at a particular value...
Virtue of the Month: Co-Operation
St Michaels University School, from Tessa Lloyd at the Junior School
Virtue of the Month for November/December: Co-Operation
Co-operation is both the act and the art...
Junior School Virtues Come to Life at Camp Pringle
To help develop some important skills: teamwork, respect, communication and cooperation, Grade 4 and 5 students each recently spent a day at Camp Pringle...
Virtue of the Month – Flexibility
St Michaels University School, from Tessa Lloyd at the Junior School
Virtue of the month for October 2015: Flexibility
Flexibility is a worthwhile virtue that is...
Virtue of the Month – Love
St Michaels University School, from Tessa Lloyd at the Junior School
Virtue of the month for September 2015: Love
Character development is a central component...
Back to School, Back to Learning the Virtues: Compassion
by Tessa Lloyd, Junior School counsellor
Compassion, according to German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, is the “basis of morality.” If kindness is an act, compassion is...
Grade 4 Students Teach Mindfulness at the Senior School
by Ms. Heather Sandquist
Mindfulness has become an integral part of many of the classes at the Junior School. A number of teachers incorporate various...
Virtue for March/April – Compassion
St. Michaels University School-Junior School
Virtue of the Month for March/April 2015: Compassion
Compassion, according to German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer is the “basis of morality”. If...
Virtue for February – Kindness
From Tessa Lloyd at the Junior School
Virtue of the Month for February 2015: Kindness
Kindness. A little can go a long, long way. We live...
A New Year, A New Virtue: Purposefulness
by Tessa Lloyd, Junior School counsellor
When we utter the wish “Happy New Year!” are we imagining happiness occurs by luck or by design? One...
Virtue for January – Purposefulness
From Tessa Lloyd at the Junior School - Virtue of the Month for January 2015: Purposefulness
When we utter the wish “Happy New Year!” are we...
December Virtue – Generosity
From Tessa Lloyd at the Junior School - Virtue of the Month for December 2014: Generosity
Generosity is a beautiful virtue. It has many interesting...
November Virtue – Understanding
Virtue of the month for November 2014: Understanding
With Remembrance Day not far away, let’s make time to contemplate the virtue of Understanding. What would...
Junior School Virtues in Practice
by Sara Ritchie, Junior School Learning Resource Teacher
Students in Grades 4 and 5 each spent one day at Camp Pringle on beautiful Shawnigan Lake....
Virtue of the Month – Gratitude
As we approach the end of the school year, it is a marvelous time to turn our attention to what we are grateful for. Here...
January’s Virtue – Commitment
Virtue of the month for January 2014: Commitment
A brand New Year with no mistakes! Time to take a quick glance back over our shoulders...
Virtue of the month for October: Thankfulness
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and it is a lovely thing to turn our attention to what it means to be thankful.
Why should we cultivate...
Virtue of the Month – Friendliness
One of the most important pieces of our leadership program and woven through so much of what we do at the school is character...
Parents Tell Us: Why SMUS?
Why do parents choose SMUS for their kids? This week, the SMUS Open House will bring a lot of new families to campus, some...
A Virtue to Inspire Improvement
The Junior School virtue for January is especially appropriate for the beginning of a new year: commitment. As countless adults set New Year's Resolutions,...
Junior School: Inspiration and Virtues
The Junior School Closing Ceremonies is always a special occasion. For the Grade 5 students, it marks their transition into the Middle School; for...
Virtue of the Month for May and June 2012: Kindness
Kindness. Where does it fit in our fast-paced, competitive and wired world? The answer is “everywhere... “.
We are all so very busy balancing competing...
The Virtue of Understanding
Junior School Counsellor, Tessa Lloyd, shares with us the Virtue of the month for March/April 2012.
What would the world be like if we were...
Junior School Virtue: Gentleness
by Tessa Lloyd, counsellor
Who wants to be gentle these days? If we look for role models in the media who practice this virtue, they...
Junior School Welcomes Families with Food
by Kathleen Cook, Admissions
The Junior School celebrated the beginning of another year that past Friday with its traditional welcome barbecue. All families, staff and...
SMUS Scholar in Residence: Linda Kavelin Popov
by Nancy Richards, Director of the Junior School
Last Friday, the Junior School staff and students were fortunate to have an opportunity to meet SMUS...
Junior School Illustrates the Virtues
by Kathleen Cook, Chair of the Leadership Committee
This week, the students of the Junior School prepared for a very special visit by Linda Kavelin...
Grade 2 Students Make Peace With Dinosaur
Rainbow, the SMUSosaurus, joined Grade 2 students this week to help them learn about conflict resolution. The students are working on becoming the peacemakers...
