Stella Maris understands the importance of outfitting students with 21 century skills that matter for tomorrow: social-emotional resilience, responsibility, respect and citizenship.

St. Margaret’s teacher Deochand Bridgemohan inpires his students to live with character to build a foundation for their success.

@Magnificent Margaret’s, St. Margaret’s Primary we met with the HM Sunita Durgah and educator Deochand Bridgemohan an advocate for the Six Pillars of Character that provides an ethical framework that shapes individuals into compassionate, responsible, and contributing members of society. As with most schools there…

Malgre Tout Primary highlights.

On day 2, we journeyed 7 miles outside of Georgetown to a small village called Malgre Tout on the West Bank of Demerara. This quaint location sits between Versailles and Klein Pouderoyen, and you could almost miss it if you are going too fast. At…

Chloe Jacobs is the Stewartville Primary School Character Champion.

Our journey continued at Stewartville Primary School on the West Coast of Demerara in Region 3. This was our first meeting with Headmaster Sase Harilall, who is new to the CHARACTER COUNTS! program. He warmly welcomed us and we appreciated the thoughtful way he arranged…

Ashliana Persaud, Providence Primary School cops one of 4 top prizes in the GUTSY Character Champion Initiative.

After a few hours’ sleep it was off to Providence Primary School on the east bank of the Demerara River. We were met there by an enthusiastic Headmistress, Miss Nandkisore with Miss Alison Johnson, a Grade 2 teacher and the leader of the CHARACTER COUNTS program. While there we…

Teachers embracing the TEAM approach to Character Education see a reduction in classroom infractions in Guyana @We Are GUTSY, Inc.

Last Sunday, four of our trainers arrived in Guyana to visit schools in our program. Since then, we’ve been traveling across the country—meeting students, teachers, and principals, and observing how educators inspire students to live the Six Pillars of Character both inside and outside the…

Meet our Trustworthy Champions, Gabriella and Ashliana.

Trustworthiness is often revealed in the quiet choices no one has to make, but the right students make anyway. We Are GUTSY is proud to recognize Gabriella of Mashabo Primary and Ashliana of Providence Primary as our joint winners for the Trustworthiness Pillar. Gabriella showed…

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…

Meet our Responsibility CHARACTER CHAMPIONS.

This month’s CHARACTER focus was Responsibility, and Azalia and Nathan showed exactly why these lessons matter. Azalia was named our April CHARACTER Champion for her composition about a situation at home where she had to make a difficult choice. She could stay silent while her…

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…