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A founding subject

Character & Virtue

Courage, temperance, justice, prudence and the practical question of what kind of person a student is becoming.

  • The cardinal virtues
  • Leadership
  • Responsibility
  • Friendship
  • Service
  • Vocation

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    Character & Virtue

    Aesop's Fables

    The first stories that teach · Ages 5–7

    Two fables a week, read aloud and then talked about. The oldest way of teaching a child what a person ought to do, and still the best.

    Ages
    Ages 5–7
    Meetings
    7 live meetings
    Days
    Tuesdays
    Time
    10:00 am ET · 30 min1 other time
    Imani BellMs. Imani Bell

    New this term

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    $6/wk

    $42 in total

    $16.80 for add’l siblings

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    Character & Virtue

    Character, Virtue & the Good Life

    What kind of person are you becoming?

    A free five-week conversation about courage, temperance, justice and prudence, with short readings and a genuinely honest room.

    Ages
    Ages 12–16
    Meetings
    5 live meetings
    Days
    Tuesdays
    Time
    12:00 pm ET · 45 min1 other time
    Imani BellMs. Imani Bell

    New this term

    Reviews appear once families have taken it.

    Free

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  • Imani Bell

    Ms. Imani Bell

    Literature, Rhetoric & the Great Books

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