character counts

In May we helped Guyana’s educators inspire TRUSTWORTHINESS in the classroom.

Set expectations for students: Give clear guidance on what’s right and wrong. Reward honesty: praise and validate students when they tell the truth. Focus on fixing the problem rather than punishing honesty. The topic of TRUSTWORTHINESS inspired a lively discussion on truth-telling and loyalty despite…

Azalia is our April CHARACTER champion.

April’s CHARACTER focus was Responsibility, and Azalia showed what responsibility can look like in a real moment. In her composition, she wrote about a situation at home where she had a choice. She could stay silent while her sibling was wrongly blamed, or she could…

Meet Ciara our Civility Character Champion.

Meet Ciara Abraham of Malgre Tout Primary, our first CHARACTER Champion. Ciara was recognized through We Are GUTSY, Inc.’s CHARACTER Champions initiative, which celebrates students in Guyana who are not only learning the CHARACTER PILLARS, but showing real growth in how they live them. Ciara…

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” – Laurence Sterne

In March, 26 educators and Principals from two schools joined GUTSY trainers in a workshop on Civility. The participating schools were:  Mashabo Primary School located in an indigenous Amerindian community inland from the Essequibo Coast and Providence Primary School located on the East Bank of the Demerara River  The Workshop…

Character is not separate from education, it is a part of it.

GUTSY’s First 2026 Workshop Focused on Citizenship: In early February, teachers from GUTSY’s participating schools in Guyana came together for the organization’s first workshop of 2026. The focus was Citizenship, and the timing was intentional. As Guyana celebrated its anniversary as a Republic during the…

CHARACTER COUNTS! Our focus on the Six Pillars of Character.

This year our focus is on integrating the Six Pillars of Character within and outside the classroom. We’ve helped educators, principals, parents and students understand what it means to be trustworthy, respectful, responsible, fair, caring and a good citizen. We’ve engaged them virtually and look…

Decision-making strategies with trainer Dr. Aileen Castro.

Join us Monday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m. when trainer Dr. Aileen Castro will share how to integrate all Six Character Pillars in decision making. To access the virtual workshop contact your Principals and Lead educators or email info@weareGUTSY.org

Integrating the Six Pillars of Character in your decision-making strategies.

On Monday, April 29 at 6:00 pm GUTSY trainer Dr. Aileen Matias-Castro will coach Guyana’s educators on using the Six Character Pillars in decision-making. Monday’s workshop is one of 2 in the GUTSY training series that will focus on decision making. From January this year…

We have experienced significant growth over the last 5 years and are in need of expansion. Will you join us?

Join us on Monday, January 29 for our next online workshop “Fairness 2” at 5:00 p.m. GY time with trainer Dr. Dana Smerda-Mason.

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