Focus on Virtuous Living

As parents and guardians, we all want our children to grow up to be happy, healthy and successful adults. With that in mind, many parents look at the report card as the measure of a particular child's success in progressing toward that long-term goal. 

If we think about it, though, academic learning--as important as it is-- is only one part of what makes a person "successful." A person's mindsets, work habits, and behaviors are perhaps more important than even the "book learning" that is the focus of many schools. 

Wouldn't we as adults be happier if we were, say, more patient with our families or more industrious in our career? And what employer wouldn't want an employee who is honest, trustworthy, and humble? 

These are the virtues. At Blessed Sacrament we are intentional about helping our students to grow in virtue. Each month, we focus on a particular virtue and celebrate students who have demonstrated that virtue in our monthly assembly. 

When students make the wrong choice in their behavior, our conversation with them is not about merely about rule breaking and consequences; rather, we talk with them about virtue, and what a virtuous choice might look like when that child is next faced with a similar situation. 

Our focus on helping our students to grow in virtue is another example of how Blessed Sacrament works to develop the whole person.