Character Building

OUR CURRENT THEME Is Courage! !

Courage doesn't always roar, sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again tomorrow."

What is courage?

Courage does not mean that you are not afraid. Courage is doing something even when you are afraid. Now, we are not talking about dangerous or stupid things you know are wrong just to prove to others you are not afraid. We are talking about doing things that you know are right and can help benefit your or others as a result of your actions.

Were you ever so afraid of doing something you actually felt sick over it?

Remember nothing great has ever been accomplished without failure.

Why do we want our students to develop their courage? Why is this so important?

When you develop your courage and you are not afraid to try and accomplish your goals, the world is at your fingertips! Think of all those things we don’t do because we are either scared, nervous, lacking in information, or afraid of what others might think. If we developed our courage, we could do things like:

Run for student council even though you’re afraid of losing,

Join an unpopular school club that you know you would really like,

Try a new game or play with a new friend,

Tell a bully to leave someone alone,

Stand up for what you believe in,

Consider a job someday in medicine even if you are not sure you have all the necessary talent

Maybe even sleep with all the lights off!

Now we can see how important it is to have courage from little seemingly insignificant choices, to life altering choices. Developing courage now builds the confidence and self esteem to be all you want to be.

What are the three forms of courage?