Community of Caring includes staff training, integration of values into all phases of school life, student forums, parental involvement, and service learning. The goal of the program is to teach and model these values in school and in the home.
Community of Caring Links
The Community of Caring Organization
The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
The Community of Caring is a grant from the Arlington Health Foundation, a philanthropic organization whose mission is to establish, promote, and support programs to improve the health and well-being of the people of Arlington and surrounding Northern Virginia communities.
Community of Caring, a project of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, is a comprehensive character education program that teaches the five core values of:
TRUST
CARING
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITY
FAMILY
Some of West Springfield Elementary Community of Caring Activities to Date:
COLLECTION OF ITEMS FOR KOINONIA
COLLECTION OF ITEMS FOR ECHO
CUTTING OUT CRAFT SUPPLIES FOR EDDIE'S CLUB
FOOD FOR FAMILY NIGHT
MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS OF SPECIAL CONCERNS FOR THE MONTH
DISPLAYS OF CARING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL
COLLECTION OF BOOKS FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL
