Designed with the three main components of moral development, etiquette and leadership, our program is focused on 16 core academy virtues.

Core Academy Virtues

The Midland Academy character education program highlights one of the following virtues each quarter of the school year:

Cooperation* Courage Dependability Diligence* Excellence Empathy Forgiveness Honesty*

Humility Industriousness Loyalty Patience Prudence Respect Responsibility* Self-discipline

* 2002-03 virtues

Just as our character is all encompassing, the main focus of the program is to incorporate the quarterly virtue of study into all phases of academic curricula and school life activities outside of the classroom.

Classroom

• Virtue Blocks
• Activity Sheets
• Homework Assignments
• Curriculum Integration

School Life Activities

• Character Assemblies
• Student Council Character Challenges
• Community service projects
• Character-building workshops
• Teen topic seminars

Leadership roles play an important part in both following and setting examples. Some of the leadership opportunities provided in the Character Education Program include:

• The Ambassador Program
• Student Council
• K-Kids
• Student leadership training workshops
• Civic and community leader involvement
• Local and state student leadership conferences

Author and certified etiquette consultant, Jodi Harrison of Harrison and Associates, provides grade level instruction on appropriate behavior and social skills.

• 5th Grade Formal Tea and Luncheon
• 8th Grade Formal Luncheon tutorial (off campus)
• Telephone etiquette
• Table manners
• Introductions and handshaking
• Manners and protocol