Implementation Guide
Quick Start
Schedule an Onboarding Call with our School Success Team to review the setup and answer questions. (30 mins)
Submit Student Roster (names, grades, emails if available) for customized access. This enables tailored dashboards.
Schedule Kick-off Meeting for administrators and teachers: Review the lesson structure (video viewing, read-aloud, discussion, activity). (60 mins).
Program Overview
The Great People Manual supports K-8 character development through literacy, focusing on 36 universal virtues such as empathy, grit, and determination. This three-year spiral curriculum introduces one value per month via standards-aligned lessons (CCSS ELA and CASEL SEL).
We aim to foster Virtues and Self-Awareness by:
Cultivating Empathy
Building Resilience
Enhancing Family Engagement
Let´s make GREAT kids!
Implementation Process
Our spiral design ensures you can start anytime - mid-year or full-year - and revisit values as needed
Recieve
Login credentials via email
Enable
The initial module (starting with The Golden Rule)
Launch
Your first lesson 🚀
Lesson Structure Overview
01 Video Introduction
Each lesson begins with a short video introducing the virtue
02 Read-Aloud/Book
Engaging literature from diverse titles enhances learning
03 Discussion Guide
Guides facilitate meaningful conversations about the virtue
02 Hands-On Activity
Activities provide interactive experiences to reinforce lessons
Available Resources
We’ve got everything you need to make implementation smooth and impactful:
Teachers: Lesson plans, scope and sequence, quarterly webinars for best practices
Students: 106 Books, grade-appropriate activities, hands-on tasks and discussion guides
Parents: Monthly bilingual guides for brief home reinforcement activities
General: Schedule flexibility: Adapt to daily, weekly, or monthly use; the spiral design supports revisits
Support Resources:: 36 Videos, Downloadable guides, sample materials, and implementation calendar are accessible via your portal
Frequently Asked Questions
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Description text goes hereFully adaptable for daily, weekly, or monthly delivery; the spiral allows for repetition as needed.
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Proceed with The Golden Rule module; supplemental catch-up materials are available but our program is designed to implement on a rolling basis.
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Through dashboard tracking of engagement and student self-assessments.
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Compatible with standard devices; no additional software required.
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