“The Virtues Project™ is not about having control over children, but giving children the skills to have control over themselves”

The mission of the Virtues Project is to provide empowering strategies that inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life. It was founded in Canada in 1991 by Linda Kavelin-Popov, a psychotherapist and community developer; Dan Popov, Ph.D., a clinical pediatric psychologist and scholar of the world’s sacred texts; and John Kavelin, a Director with Walt Disney Imagineering. They were all concerned about the rising violence among youth and families and wanted to do something to help.

The Virtues Project Educator’s Guide was written by Linda Kavelin-Popov, sharing success          stories around the world of how schools are applying the five strategies to create a climate of   caring and character. This will be our key guiding document.

New Zealand is using the model successfully, and the creators are visiting our region later this year to conduct a mentoring workshop for trained facilitators. A Broadlands School staff member, Jenni Duncan, was trained in 2006 and is enthusiastic about establishing the model in Broadlands School, specifically as a proactive and positive way to address the needs of our 21st Century learners.