Upon crossing the threshold at Berkeley Elementary School you are greeted in the foyer by a beautiful custom rug that reflects our core values with one simple statement: “Welcome to our Peaceful School.” Using our district character education curriculum based on the CEP’s 11 Principles, Naomi Drew’s Peaceful Classroom in Action and input from all community stakeholders, a common language is heard among staff, students and stakeholders. Everyone communicates the importance of being a peacemaker and making “amazing choices.” Our goal as a learning community is to provide character education as the foundation for success in life.

Our rural Title I school serves 670 students from four-year old preschool through the second grade. For students with diverse ethnicities (52% minority), and a socioeconomic range from the poorest child to the wealthiest, Berkeley Elementary School strives to provide a character education program that teaches the values of acceptance, compassion, friendship, respect and self-discipline. We want our children to be able to get along and work together in groups that reflect the diversity that exists in society today. We are in the age of a technological revolution. Our world is expanded internationally through the click of a mouse. Berkeley Elementary School realizes that a child that cares for all humanity will reach his or her full potential. Learning is more than reading and math. It is about educating the whole child.

FORUM 2012 MATERIALS

The Peaceful School Bibliography
Reflection Form
NSOC Timeline
Character Ed Teacher Survey
Character Ed Parent Survey
Student Survey
Berkeley Elementary School 2012 Character Show

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