"CRANFORD AS A CARING COMMUNITY"

What is CHARACTER EDUCATION?

"Character Education" is providing our children with what is
needed to assist them in becoming ethical, responsible, caring people.

"Character Education" leads students to knowing, believing
in and acting upon core ethical values based on:

CARING

RESPECT

CITIZENSHIP

FAIRNESS

RESPONSIBILITY

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Developing GOOD CHARACTER is first and foremost a parental responsibility - however, it is also a community responsibility

that must be shared with the schools, youth groups, businesses

and all community organizations.

"It takes a TOWNSHIP to raise a child…"

What does CHARACTER EDUCATION look like
in CRANFORD?

The Lions-Quest Program has been a part of the Cranford Public

Schools since 1994. The K-5 program is called "Skills for Growing"

and the 6th-8th-grade program is called "Skills for Adolescence."

These curricula address such life skills as self-discipline, responsibility,

good judgment, communication, self-confidence

and respect for others.

In a continuing effort to promote "CRANFORD AS A CARING

COMMUNITY", the program has been expanded to include parent

education. Its purpose is to support parents in their vital role as

their children's first teacher.

One trained volunteer parent from each of the (6) elementary

schools is facilitating a series of meetings to teach parents

techniques that support and reinforce the skills presented in

the curriculum.