Naramake students are principled!

Our learner profile challenge this month is to be PRINCIPLED! At school, we encourage students to do the right thing even when nobody is watching. Students worked together at each grade level to create agreed upon expectations for all areas of the school. We started a spotlight campaign where students and faculty could "shoutout" each other for exhibiting the traits of a principled learner. Next time you're at school, check out our "spotlight wall" to see the amazing variety of shoutouts that were collected. 

 At home you can help students be principled by:

• Model honesty: Share everyday examples of telling the truth, even when it’s difficult, and explain why honesty builds trust.

• Talk about fairness: Involve children in decisions (like dividing snacks or choosing family activities) and discuss what makes things fair.

• Encourage responsibility: Give age-appropriate chores and hold them accountable for following through.

• Discuss choices and consequences: When decisions come up, ask “What might happen if we choose this?” to help children connect actions to outcomes.

• Practice accountability: If mistakes happen, support your child in admitting them and making things right.

• Respect rules and routines: Show that family rules, agreements, and routines matter, and explain why consistency is important.

• Promote empathy in decision-making: Ask your child to consider how their actions affect others in the family, neighborhood, or school.

• Celebrate ethical behavior: Acknowledge when your child makes a thoughtful or fair choice, reinforcing that principled behavior is valued.

• Read stories with moral lessons: Discuss characters’ actions and whether they were principled, connecting the story to real life.

• Encourage service and helping others: Look for small ways to give back—helping a sibling, cleaning up shared spaces, or volunteering as a family.

Please share examples of how your child(ren) model the trait of principled at home so we can add it to our spotlight wall!