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Isaac Durst, former head of school at the Principled Academy (now ValuesandVirtues.org), discusses the importance of character education in maturing and developing homeschool students.

-How Values & Virtues got its start as Principled Academy [1:50]

-Why homeschool families are passionate in asking questions and taking charge of their children's learning [4:40]

-Some of the academic successes linked to character education [7:00]

-How to involve "head, heart, and hands" in building virtue and values within children [10:30]

-Some of the best ways to navigate the valuesandvirtues.org website [12:20]

-How to help students connect the dots between classic stories and real-life application [15:30]

-Next steps for people interested in learning more [18:20]

Resource #1: https://valuesandvirtues.org/ (Values & Virtues website)

Resource #2: Homeschool Conference & Curriculum Fair

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