Virtues Training Living a Joy-Filled Life
  • Home
  • For Couples
  • Online Courses
    • Introduction to The Virtues Project Online Course
    • Virtues Project Facilitator Program
    • Mentoring for Virtues Project Facilitators & Master Facilitators
    • Companioning: The Art of Listening
    • A Pace of Grace: Finding Peacefulness, Joy and Gratitude
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Betsy Lydle Smith & Pete Smith
    • Virtues Training
    • Partnering Facilitators
    • The Virtues Project™
    • What our Clients are Saying
    • FAQ
    • Client List
  • Workshops
    • Calendar of Events
    • For Schools & Organizations
    • For Parents
    • Introduction to The Virtues Project
    • For Personal Growth
    • Intentional Grandparenting
    • Become a Facilitator
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

Schools & Organizations


Schools: Kinder Kids, Safer Schools, & Academic Excellence

My experience as a student in The Virtues Project workshop was one of the most powerful and transformative experiences of my life. - Linda Myrick, Teacher, Bellevue, WA


​An inspiring, educational, and motivational Social and Emotional Learning program that helps you and your students create a respectful, peaceful, and joyful school environment. This material fits into any curriculum.

What you will learn:

  • Instill growth mindsets for Social and Emotional Learning
  • Resolve conflicts with restorative practices
  • Create a climate of responsibility, caring and respect where all children learn
  • Communicate effectively and inspire and motivate kids
  • Help children identify and develop their virtues in themselves and others
  • Nurturing & transformational practices for YOU!
  • Avoid power struggles with students
  • Over 20 activities you can use right away in the classroom and school
  • How to start a Virtue of the Month program
Virtues Project in Schools
Tukwila Community Schools Staff, Tukwila, WA

The program includes:

Teachers doing a Virtues pickTeachers doing a Virtues Pick
  •   The Virtues Project™ Educator's Guide (246 pages of lessons,     activities, strategies, and ideas from teachers around the world for    K-12 students.) www.virtuesshop.com.  Now available online at 
  •  https://www.redshelf.com/book/535796/the-virtues-project-educators-guide-14583-535796-9781416410799-linda-kavelin-popov
  •   Other support materials, such as posters, virtues cards, virtues       vouchers
  •   One and two day workshops, or half-days series
  •   In-service training is designed to fit school calendar
  •   Clock hours; CEU's offered


Picture
 
​ Natasha Nimmo is a Master   Facilitator for The Virtues Project, an   elementary teacher in Bellevue   School District, former Roots of   Empathy instructor and parent   educator. She has facilitated Virtues   Project workshops since 2009.

Picture
  
  Master Facilitator Betsy Lydle Smith 
  is a certificated K-12 teacher who has    taught middle and high school and        has directed after-school and         summer programs for elementary age    children. She's facilitated workshops   and webinars in the U.S., Canada, and   Japan since 2002.

 Current Workshop Listings, Go To The Calendar


What Educators Are Saying

Picture
Betsy has a way of choosing the right experiences for the group and facilitating reflective discussions, practice in new strategies, and planning needed change. The Virtues Project language and strategies are very powerful in and of themselves, but Betsy's workshops are the needed bridge to bring them to life in ways that make sense for our students and our environment. I recommend Betsy Lydle Smith without reservation as a truly excellent Master Facilitator of the Virtues Project.
- Linda E. Myrick, Teacher, Bellevue School District, WA

Source - BBC News / BBC Sport / bbc.co.uk - © [2015] BBC

School Principal and Teachers Talk about the Benefits of Virtues Training


Picture
Several years ago, the administration of the small Montessori school I worked for was looking for "something" to reinforce the spirit of peace it was trying to instill in it's young students. Two of my dearest friends (and coworkers) and I learned about The Virtues Project™ and took the Introductory course. Inspired by the "program", we returned to our school and immediately integrated the language of virtues into our school culture. We were uncertain the 3- to 12- year olds we worked with would understand, but we knew the impact it had on us and were determined it would do the same for our community of learners.

What happened in the first year was astonishing. Discipline issues were reduced to zero! It was not that problems ceased to exist, rather the approach to managing the problems had changed. Children as young as three began mindfully articulating their needs and their peers began demonstrating an aptitude for consideration, understanding, and peacefulness.

​The effect of The Virtues Project™ was evident and the following year was more of the same. By then, parents of the children had begun commenting that their children were using the language of virtues in their homes and around other groups of family and friends. Motivated by the effect it was having on our small community, we took the facilitator training and began training others to use the language of virtues. Seven years later, I continue my journey teaching the children I work with this life-changing approach to peace with the same results time and time again.


​-Lulu Camacho, Phoenix, AZ


This was the most useful in-service I have attended in my 15 years of teaching.

​-Lisa Blackwell, Darby Public Schools, Darby, MT
Discipline referrals at Woodridge decreased by 25% this year. When students were referred to the office, Virtues language and reflection practices were used to help students learn from the experience and make changes for the future.
​
-Liz Ritz, Principal, Woodridge Elem., Bellevue, WA

Read more from other educators

Read about Montessori and The Virtues Project™

Sign up today for An Introduction to The Virtues Project™

Betsy Lydle Smith
(425) 753-6498

betsy@virtuestraining.com
Copyright 2020 Virtues Training
Website by Lotus Connections LLC
  • Home
  • For Couples
  • Online Courses
    • Introduction to The Virtues Project Online Course
    • Virtues Project Facilitator Program
    • Mentoring for Virtues Project Facilitators & Master Facilitators
    • Companioning: The Art of Listening
    • A Pace of Grace: Finding Peacefulness, Joy and Gratitude
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Betsy Lydle Smith & Pete Smith
    • Virtues Training
    • Partnering Facilitators
    • The Virtues Project™
    • What our Clients are Saying
    • FAQ
    • Client List
  • Workshops
    • Calendar of Events
    • For Schools & Organizations
    • For Parents
    • Introduction to The Virtues Project
    • For Personal Growth
    • Intentional Grandparenting
    • Become a Facilitator
  • Blog
  • Contact Us