Character Education at Riverstone International School is the deliberate and integrated effort by faculty, parents, and students to understand, care about, and act upon universal core ethical values.  At Riverstone, we believe that certain values such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship enhance one's ability to practice ethical behavior, to respect the diversity of others, and to build community.

Through the Character Education program, the school hopes to improve the ability of students to make moral and ethical decisions in their lives.  The program utilizes the following models to accomplish this:

Six Pillars:  The Six Pillars of Character are core ethical values to help guide our choices.  The standards of conduct that arise out of those values constitute the ground rules of ethics, and therefore, of ethical decision making.  www.charactercounts.org

Love and Logic:  Love and Logic is a philosophy of raising and teaching children which allows adults to be happier, empowered, and more skilled in the interactions with children.  Love allows children to grow through their mistakes.  Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices.  The concepts behind Love and Logic place a heavy emphasis on respect and dignity for children, allowing parents and teachers to use simple approaches to resolve conflicts.  www.loveandlogic.com

The Assembly Program:  The assembly program at Riverstone incorporates Character Education as part of its offerings.

Curricular Ties:  Individual teachers address Character Education through the curriculum through various disciplines in the different grade levels and divisions at Riverstone.