Self-Direction and Engagement

Fully engaged in the educational process and connected to the school community

Acceptance

Acceptance – Students Learn Sign Language to Support a Classmate

Active Listening

Active Listening

Altruism

Altruism – Indiana Town Honors Longtime Gravedigger

Appreciation

Appreciation – Daughter Secretly Gave an Organ to Her Father as an Anonymous Donor

Comfort

Comfort – A Lesson in Comfort

Confidence

Confidence – Teen Born Without Legs Makes Basketball Team

Confronting Injustice

Confronting Injustice – Students Take Action After Hearing Couple’s Honeymoon Story

Determination

Determination – Quadruple Amputee Overcame Countless Rejections To Make His Pilot Dreams Take Off

Dreaming Big

Dream Big – Cleveland Auto Mechanic Fulfills Lifelong Dream to Become a Doctor

Encouragement

Encouragement – 11-Year-Old Offers Support for Play-by-Play Announcer She Admires

Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes – 20-Year-Old on a Nationwide Mission to Interview WWII Veterans

Family

Family – A Girl and Her Duck

Generosity

Generosity – Man Gifts a Piano to a Young Boy to Help Him Master His Talent

Generosity

Generosity – Ohio Boy Turns Found Fortune Into an Act of Kindness

Good Samaritans

Good Samaritans – Good Samaritan Launches Charity Walk to Aid a Total Stranger

Gratitude

Gratitude – Boy Adopted From Sierra Leone Experiences His First Birthday Celebration

Honesty

Honesty – Girl Scout Promises No False Advertising

Inclusion

Inclusion – High Schooler Spreads the Message that Nobody Should Have to Dine Alone

Joy

Joy – After Losing Parents, 6-Year-Old Boy Seeks Smiles

Learning to Be a Smart Shopper

Learning to be a Smart Shopper

Making Good Decisions

Making the Right Decision

Modeling Character

Modeling Character – How a Maine 8-Year-Old Inadvertently Became a Fashion Trendsetter at His School

Open-mindedness

Open-Mindedness – A Tough Teacher’s Alter Ego

Overcoming Adversity

Overcoming Adversity – Teen Who Lost His Hands Becomes Unlikely Basketball Hero

Patience

Patience – Teens Help Seniors Learn How to Use Technology

Patriotism

Patriotism – California Boy Becomes Pied Piper of Patriotism

Persistence

Persistence – Boy Who Walked Six Miles to Middle School Graduation Gets a College Scholarship

Protecting the Environment

Protecting the Environment

Retrospection

Retrospection – North Carolina Teacher Helps Fifth-Graders Make History