Character
Development
Advising
Program
Character
Leadership Discussions (CLD)
2009 Fall Life
Portraits Speaker Series
Service
Enrichment
In an effort to secure for their graduates an adult life marked by bright and promising careers, many middle schools and high schools overemphasize academic competence. In the process they sometimes eclipse the importance of character development.
At Montrose, we help parents achieve more for their children than professional competence alone. We help parents educate their daughters to become mature, well-rounded individuals who possess both intellectual competence and personal integrity.
We believe that helping Montrose students develop integrity and leadership is one of the best contributions we can make to secure their future success and happiness.
The culture at Montrose encourages each of our students to:
•
Strive to attain her personal best.
• Succeed academically in an atmosphere where intellectual energy
is high and achievement is valued.
• Become actively engaged in setting and reaching goals for her
own character development.
• Discover and develop her talents, interests and leadership qualities.
• Grow in knowledge of her faith and develop a personal relationship
with God.
One-on-One Advising Program
The Montrose Advising Program is crucial to character development at Montrose.
Each student is assigned an advisor who meets with her regularly to provide personal encouragement, coaching and mentoring.
Over the course of the year, the advisor gets to know her advisees well and helps them to grow in self-knowledge and virtue.
Character Leadership Discussions
Character Leadership Discussions (CLD's) are a means for heightening awareness of a particular virtue or topic. In middle school, CLDs may take the form of a short reading , reflection, discussion and journaling led by the homeroom teacher. In high school, CLDs may take the form of a short talk given by the homeroom teacher or guest presenter. On occasion, a guest speaker may address the entire student body. The goal of CLD is to introduce the definition and significance of virtues in daily life.
Life Portraits Speaker Series
2009 - 2010
JPII: the Man Behind the
Pope
Andreas Widmer - October 26, 2009
The
Power of Forgiveness
Martin Doblmeier - November 23,
2009
Happiness Depends on Love
Katie Dardis -
February 26, 2010
A Grace Given
Kent Gilges -
March 16, 2010
2008-2009
Surviving the Rwandan
Holocaust, Immaculee
Ilibagiza - September 15, 2008
Eight Habits of the
Heart, Clifton Taulbert - October 22, 2008
Hearing
God's Voice Amidst Adversity, Stacey McGovern - November 18,
2008
Salvation is from the Jews, Roy Schoeman -
February 3, 2009, 10AM
Lost Children of Sudan,
Katy Clark - March 17, 2009, 10AM
Odyssey of
Adolescence, Dr. Karen Bohlin - April 2, 2009,
7PM
Enrichment is an integral part of the daily schedule. The purpose of Enrichment is to provide students with an opportunity to contemplate the larger questions in life. They may do so in collective prayer at Mass or while reading a good book in the company of their peers. Each day students may choose to participate in their silent reading or attend Mass. Students may not use this time as a study period or for other school-related activities.