Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art. – Seneca

Gene Bedley has not only identified the seven core ethical virtues that empower people to live purposeful lives, he has also given kids everywhere the tools and techniques that contribute the most to making ethical decisions. Our schools and homes will profit from his practical and life changing ideas! Jack Canfield Author of Chicken Soup… Read more »

Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. – Thomas Jefferson

The system is a place nobody like me wants to be. Some people like those 3 meals and a decent place to sleep. It took me nine times to wake up and smell the coffee. Some staff lock me up for no reason, and disrespect me when they talk to me. But I learned how… Read more »

This past Monday, the Federal Trade Commission released a 104-page report on the marketing of violent entertainment products to minors. The study, which relies significantly on corporate memoranda intended for internal use only, establishes that the movie, music, and electronic-game industries have “routinely target[ed] children under 17 as the audience for that their own rating… Read more »

*7 core ethical virtues all tied to a body reference point.

Angela Perez Baraquiois not just another Miss America she is a stellar role model for humility and perseverance for kids everywhere. It was during “Angie’s” participation in one of Gene Bedley’s seminars on the 12 benefits of Character Development that the Santiago Staff was introduced to Miss Hawaii. Angela P Baraquio’s platform for her Miss… Read more »

1. Values in Action! succeeds because teachers, administrators, and parents choose to make it a top priority in their educational plans. 2. Values in Action! succeeds because the staff selects an annual ethics theme, rather than to introduce a new theme every month. 3. Values in Action! succeeds because a site-based committee keeps presenting new… Read more »

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Writing About My Laws of Life: Just Beyond the Shallow Kenny Kang has participated twice in West Catholic High School’s essay contest and has won awards for both of his essays. In the spring of 1998 he was a first-place winner in his freshman class, and in the spring of 1999 he won honorable mention… Read more »