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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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By recognizing students who live the PILLARS of character in their daily lives, we hope to boost teaches’ and students’ engagement in our lessons, thereby improving character skills and their udnerstanding of the SIX PILLARS.
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We Are GUTSY, Inc. is proud to introduce our first CHARACTER Champions. This new initiative was created to recognize students in Guyana who are not only learning the PILLARS of CHARACTER, but showing real growth in how they live them. Each month, participating schools may…
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