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Babylon Memorial Grade School
169 Park Avenue
Babylon, New York 11702
Main Office: (631) 893-7980
Principal: Eric Freidman
Hours: 8:25 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.
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Principal's Message
Dear Parent(s),
Welcome to 2009-2010 at Babylon Memorial Grade School. I would like to tell you a little about our focus areas for the year ahead.
Over the past few years, we can be proud of our levels of academic accomplishment across subject areas and, of course, our work in the area of Character Education. You have probably heard me talk about my conviction that these realms have clear connection to one another and that quality education must address each with integrity.
This year we are going to expand our view of Character Education. We have previously focused on Moral Character and asked the big question, “How can we be nice?” We framed our answer using language like respect, responsibility, honesty and empathy. We will now be broadening our focus, asking the big question, “How can we be smart?” A growing body of research (Thomas Lickona, Character Education Partnership) tells us that answering this question will provide a focus on Performance Character. We will be working on developing such traits as resourcefulness, perseverance, self-discipline and responsibility. We feel that “responsibility” applies equally well to the Moral and Performance sides of Character Education.
Our Character Education Committee is busy examining strategies for 1)classroom instruction, 2)assessment of character and 3)added parent connections. While we continue to be so proud to have been awarded status as a National School of Character, the contest itself is over. The journey to grow kids who are nice and smart, however, has no end. Most parents send us kids that are already pretty nice. But in the area of developing a smart skill-set and smart habits, we hope to enlist you for real follow-through. Parent connections will become increasingly important in supporting our fundamental belief that Character Counts at BMGS!
The Character Education Partnership in Washington, DC (www.character.org) Identifies Babylon Memorial Grade School as one of 11 Outstanding Schools for Positive Youth Development in the United States
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Sincerely,
Eric Freidman
Principal
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