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πŸ’¬Apprentice

When Two Goods Collide: Ethical Dilemmas With No Clean Answer

Character & PurposeDiscussion
60-75 minutes per session, run as a recurring series of three to five sessions3 materials
πŸ“–Apprentice

Study a Virtue Tradition: Borrowing Wisdom From People Who Thought Hard About How to Live

Character & PurposeLesson
multi-session (a 6-8 week study with weekly reading, discussion, and a sustained practice running throughout)4 materials
✏️Apprentice

Writing What You Actually Believe: A Personal Philosophy Statement

Character & PurposePractice
30-45 minutes weekly, ongoing for at least 8 weeks, then revisited quarterly3 materials
πŸ—οΈApprentice

Leadership Practicum: Lead Younger Students Through a Real Project

Character & PurposeProject
4-6 weeks (one planning week, then 4-5 sessions of 60-90 minutes with the group)5 materials
🀝Apprentice

Service at Scale: Organize a Project That Takes More Than Just You

Character & PurposeService
6-10 weeks (a planning phase, an execution event or campaign, and a follow-through phase)5 materials
πŸ’¬Architect

Suffering and Meaning

Character & PurposeDiscussion
60-90 minutes (best run as a recurring conversation over weeks)3 materials
πŸ“–Architect

Ethical Leadership Case Studies

Character & PurposeLesson
multi-session β€” 4-6 conversations of 60-90 minutes, ideally over several weeks4 materials
✏️Architect

Legacy Planning

Character & PurposePractice
90-minute monthly session, plus a 10-minute weekly check, ongoing4 materials
πŸ—οΈArchitect

Personal Philosophy Capstone

Character & PurposeProject
10-14 weeks (6-10 hours per week)5 materials
🀝Architect

Mentorship Program

Character & PurposeService
ongoing β€” 3-6 months, roughly 1-2 hours per week plus check-ins5 materials
πŸ”¨Builder

Consequence Mapping

Character & PurposeActivity
60 minutes for the first map; 20-30 minutes for each one after5 materials
πŸ’¬Builder

Ethical Dilemmas With No Clean Answer

Character & PurposeDiscussion
45-60 minutes per session; intended as a recurring series3 materials
✏️Builder

Mentor a Younger Child

Character & PurposePractice
Ongoing β€” 30-45 minutes, 1-2 times per week, for at least 6 weeks4 materials
πŸ—οΈBuilder

Write Your Personal Code of Conduct

Character & PurposeProject
5 sessions over 2-3 weeks, 45-60 minutes each, plus a 30-day field test5 materials
🀝Builder

Design and Lead a Service Project

Character & PurposeService
4-6 weeks, roughly 2-4 hours per week6 materials
✏️Explorer

Daily Acts of Kindness

Character & PurposePractice
5-10 minutes daily reflection, ongoing practice3 materials
πŸ—ΊοΈExplorer

Interview an Elder

Character & PurposeField Plan
60-90 minutes (including preparation and reflection)4 materials
πŸ—οΈExplorer

My Personal Code

Character & PurposeProject
3-4 sessions, 20-30 minutes each5 materials
🀝Explorer

Reading Buddies

Character & PurposeService
30-45 minutes per session, recurring weekly or biweekly4 materials
πŸ”οΈExplorer

Solo Sit Spot

Character & PurposeAdventure
10-30 minutes (progressive, building over multiple sessions)4 materials
πŸ”¨Explorer

The Gratitude Jar

Character & PurposeActivity
5-10 minutes daily, ongoing4 materials
πŸ“–Explorer

What Is Courage?

Character & PurposeLesson
30-40 minutes3 materials
πŸ’¬Explorer

When Is It OK to Break a Rule?

Character & PurposeDiscussion
25-35 minutes2 materials
πŸ”¨Foundation

Caring for Living Things: Growing Empathy Through Nurturing

Character & PurposeActivity
10-15 minutes4 materials
✏️Foundation

Gratitude Rituals: What Are You Thankful For?

Character & PurposePractice
5 minutes3 materials
πŸ”οΈFoundation

Gratitude Walk: Noticing Beautiful Things in Nature

Character & PurposeAdventure
20-30 minutes5 materials
πŸ“–Foundation

Naming Feelings: The Emotions Lesson

Character & PurposeLesson
15 minutes4 materials
🀝Foundation

Sharing Toys and Food With Others

Character & PurposeService
15-20 minutes3 materials
πŸ’¬Foundation

What Makes You Brave? A Discussion About Courage

Character & PurposeDiscussion
10-15 minutes3 materials
πŸ’¬Genesis

Faith and Meaning: Naming What You Stand On

Character & PurposeDiscussion
2 hours across two conversations3 materials
πŸ“–Genesis

The Partnership as Foundation

Character & PurposeLesson
2 hours (can be split into two sessions)3 materials
✏️Genesis

Establishing Family Rituals and Rhythms

Character & PurposePractice
Ongoing β€” 5 to 30 minutes per ritual, daily to seasonal3 materials
πŸ—οΈGenesis

Modeling Virtue: A Self-Audit Before the Mirror Arrives

Character & PurposeProject
Multi-session β€” roughly 4 to 6 weeks of observation and practice4 materials
πŸ”¨Genesis

Writing Your Family Values Statement

Character & PurposeActivity
90 minutes (two sessions of 45 minutes)4 materials
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