Highmark Healthy High 5 T.R.U.E. Cards...Life Lessons

Highmark Healthy High 5 T.R.U.E. Cards...Life Lessons is a self-esteem tool developed by Heartwood Institute, a Highmark Healthy High 5 signature partner,  for teachers, parents, counselors, or anyone who works with children. The objectives are to:

• Stimulate conversations about character with children aged 8 to 13
• Develop an ethical vocabulary which promotes the understanding of Courage, Loyalty, Justice, Respect, Hope, Honesty and Love.
• Raise children’s awareness of “folk wisdom” contained in sayings, proverbs, and famous quotations
• Help children apply these attributes to situations in their own lives.

T.R.U.E. Cards...Life Lessons features 49 beautifully illustrated cards, detailed instructions, an attribute poster, and a training DVD for using the Cards in educational or home settings. Each Card references an universal character attribute and two powerful proverbs, sayings or quotations. The discussion questions on the back of each card spark conversations or prompt writing projects. T.R.U.E. Cards...Life Lessons have also been aligned to Pennsylvania's academic standards in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Free samples of the T.R.U.E. Cards are available for download. All documents are PDF files and require Adobe® Reader®.

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Beginning in May 2007, this educational tool for building self-esteem, designed for ages 8-13, is available without cost to classrooms in every public, charter, and private school located in the 49 Pennsylvania counties served by the Highmark Foundation. After school programs and other organizations that provide developmental instruction to children are also eligible to request sets of T.R.U.E. Cards. Under the Highmark grant, every school or organization can request a set of T.R.U.E. Cards for every teacher, counselor or instructor that will directly use the T.R.U.E. Cards with one or more students in an instructional mode.

Highmark Healthy High 5 T.R.U.E. Cards…Life Lessons is a tool for use throughout the school year. The 49 beautifully illustrated cards include 98 quotes and numerous topics for discussion or writing. For optimal results, it is recommended that T.R.U.E. Cards are used for 15 minutes, three times a week.

To participate in this exciting project, each school or organization enrolling is asked to demonstrate a level of commitment in implementing T.R.U.E. Cards…Life Lessons. Over a period of two academic years, each participating teacher will be asked to complete up to three evaluation surveys or interviews detailing the use of T.R.U.E. Cards and their promotion of healthy self-esteem in children.

To enroll and receive FREE sets of T.R.U.E. Cards, complete the OnLine Enrollment Form or call Heartwood Institute (1-800-432-7810) to learn more

Heartwood Institute looks forward to working with you on T.R.U.E. Cards…Life Lessons as we provide opportunities to strengthen a child’s self-esteem.