Character Building Academy
Choose a story.
Try a thoughtful action.
Explore a story, share your thinking in your own way, and try a small action with family or an educator. You can choose, pause, or return another time.
Explore fifteen English activities about kindness, honesty, responsibility, listening before helping, and gratitude, grounded in the Maldives National Curriculum Framework shared values. Choose a pathway that suits the child’s readiness and support needs.
Guidance for parents and educators
A small activity, together.
- ChoosePick an age pathway and one theme. Adapt the activity to the child.
- TryRead the story, explore a choice, then try its everyday action.
- ReflectTalk, draw, act or use supported communication. Pause whenever you need.
Find your starting point
Ages are a guide. Choose the support and pace that suit the child.
Ages 6–9 selected. Choose a theme below.
For parents and educators
Begin by asking which activity interests the child. Read the situation together and listen to their first ideas. Offer drawing, speaking, acting, writing, or supported communication. Children can pause, decline, or return later. Use fictional situations and let personal reflections remain private.
- Model a calm, caring response and ask open questions.
- Help children choose a manageable challenge; adapt it to their readiness.
- Describe effort, reasoning, and impact without ranking children or scoring their character.
- Use safe everyday materials. No account, photograph, or personal disclosure is required.
Ask “What might happen next?” and “Who could this choice help?” Give time to think. Describe what you noticed: “You asked what help was wanted.” Use everyday materials and offer support without taking over.
A simple reflection
Invite the child to draw, tell, or write: What did I choose? What did I notice? What help did I use? What might I try next? The reflection can stay private and needs no photograph.
Suggested starting times: ages 3–5, 5–10 minutes; ages 6–9, 15–25 minutes; ages 10–13, 25–40 minutes. Shorten or adapt the activity to suit the child.
What the academy will explore
Self
Honesty, integrity, individuality, initiative, duty, spirituality, and personal excellence.
Family and others
Compassion, cooperation, home life, differences, respect, rights, and responsibilities.
Community
Adaptability, contribution, citizenship, social justice, understanding, and tolerance.
Environment
Biodiversity, cultural heritage, and sustainability.
Empathy, self-regulation, digital responsibility, personal boundaries, care for animals, gratitude, moral courage, and repair will support the activities. These are academy planning themes, rather than additional official NCF shared values.
The pilot offers five themes across all three pathways: kindness, honesty, responsibility, Listen Before Helping, and gratitude. It is an introduction; wider curriculum coverage will follow testing and review.