Character Education in North Plainfield

We are proud of the following character education programs in our schools:

Elementary Schools:

• Leader in Me program following the 7 Habits of Happy Kids
• Girls on the Run
• Safety Patrol
• Awesome Acts/Random Acts of Kindness
• Student Council/Early Act
• Monthly Character Education Themes and Student Recognition
• Exploration and pilot of Morning Meetings
• Peer Tutoring
• Targeted community service projects (Smile Train, Pennies for Patients, food drives, etc.)
• Morning messages related to monthly theme
• Jump Rope for Heart
   

Somerset & Middle School:

• Canuck Talk & Advisory Programs
• Character Education Assemblies focusing on C.A.R.D.
• Student of the Month
• Awesome Acts
• Grade level meetings with the Principal in 7th and 8th grade
• Student Council activities- sandwiches for the homeless, food drives, bake sales, pennies for patients
• The Holocaust Museum
   

High School

• Avenue of the Flags
• Canuck Peer Mentoring Program
• Student of the Month
• Drama club activities
• Community fundraising activities (St. Jude’s, Zufall Health)
• Assemblies- Michael Fowlin, Drama club
   

Recognition by Character.org for our schools:

• Stony Brook School was awarded 2023 State School of Character
• West End School was awarded a promising practice for the Safety Patrol program
• Somerset School was awarded 2017 State School of Character
• North Plainfield High School has been recognized as a State and National School of Character in 2016
• The Avenue of the Flags was recognized as a Promising Practice
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