We’ve now finished the first term of our 20th anniversary year – it flew by so quickly! In the special newsletter we usually summarize
the fall activities; this time the emphasis is on one of Hawthorn’s key elements. When the school began, the founding parents established
a character education program, giving it equal importance to the curriculum. At the time,
Hawthorn’s approach was revolutionary; no
other school took this approach. The founders clearly saw that “what one knows” is not nearly as important as “who one is” and they developed a program that would foster character in the girls, always working in unity with the parents.
In the task of developing character, one of the most important virtues is shown by giving oneself
to others. We can call this virtue by many names: spirit of service, generosity, or even social
outreach, but it all comes down to two points –
we are most fully human when we give ourselves
for others, and that the “other” whom we
assist has dignity as a child of God (as do we). continued below
February 2010
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