Goal setting has never been more fun! Every week each class starts out with 0.00 in their “Bank Account.” As the week goes on, each class can earn “Leader Loot” for using the habits or displaying positive leadership skills. The class that has the most “loot” is announced Monday morning and receives a trophy. A local trophy store donated the trophies that are proudly displayed inside the classro...

We are only midway through year one and what is most interesting to me is how students have begun to proactively, and independent of the teacher, engage in conversations about how to deal with a bully. I have had many unsolicited conversations with students about this. They are quite proud to tell me that they have had a successful experience avoiding conflict using 7 Habits language. That…I th...

This year, the teachers and students are actively engaged in several service learning projects that benefit the Woman and Children’s Hospital of Western New York. It has been a great "Win" for our students and for the hospital. The ideas have all been generated by the students in coordination with the Kids Helping Kids campaign at the hospital. The students have collected used cell phones and i...

In our class we discuss the gifts that each of us were given at birth and how they are like a present... something we can continue to open and explore with every new experience we have. It is a pleasant surprise when we discover something new about ourselves that we didn’t know before.The power of the Top Dog writing is that it affirms each child’s individuality and uniqueness from their peers*...

This is a story of how one 14-year-old girl personally brought about tangible changes in her community. Yenni ‘s initiative has already made her a local figure. In her town, where many adults don’t know the steps to obtain governmental support for improvements, Yenni took matters into her own hands. She rallied community support and had an electricity grid and faulty water pipes fixed for a sec...

The website link below chronicles our amazing journey with The Leader in Me process. We are very excited to share this new website and hope you will have a chance to check it out. www.beaumonttogetherwelead.com Jan McCartan, PrincipalBeaumont Elementary, MI

The 2011 economic development issue of South Carolina Business magazine.February 2, 2011Stephen R. Covey and David K. Hatch"Few are blind to the fact that there are problems in today’s schools. But amidst the challenges, there are encouraging success stories emerging. Among these victories is what is taking place with schools that are teaching principles of personal leadership in elementary sch...

The staff and students of Kyrene de los Cerritos welcomed author Sean Covey to their campus on Jan. 27 and showed how their school has integrated his 7 Habits into daily instruction.Covey, author of the best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, visited classrooms in each grade level and observed how his "habits" have played a part in the school's transition. Cerritos adopted the 7 Habits a...

Every month we have an early release day. We use the morning for buddy activities that focus on the habits. This month was Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw. You will notice the focus on the four quadrants, how all the activities relate to the habit, and how well the older kids help their younger buddies. It is just priceless.Matt Miller, PrincipalStanton Elementary, MO