CIVIC EDUCATION, ETHICS AND MORALS
(Basic Course)
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Introduction
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Definition of citizenship, ethics and morals.
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Definition between ethics and morals.
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Principles and values.
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To be adolescents at this present time.
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What are human rights?
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How to work in groups and individually.
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How to use what we learned in the daily life.
Program Directors
Tito and Stella Figueroa
Our Staff:
Yamileth Troncoso, Irene López, Yanklin Sierra, Carmen López, Gladys Rodríguez, Sandra Prieto, Tito Figueroa.
Secretary:
Olga Layampa.
Dates: Sundays 10:00am to 11:00 am.
HOW WE APPLY ETHICS AND MORALS IN OUR PROGRAM:
We know that one of our society’s main problems is the lack of values; hence one of our foundation’s primary focused is to teach our kids the basic principles needed to form in them integral people that will better our society.
Definition:
Ethics is the study of the moral values that guide human behavior in a society, while morals are the customs, norms, taboos and conventions established by each society.
Purpose:
In a practical sense, the purpose of ethics and morals are very similar. Both are responsible for building the base that will guide the conduct of man, determining his character, altruism, virtues and, is also the best way to teach a person how to act and behave in society. If we educate children with these values, by the time they reach adulthood, they will have the necessary knowledge to make good decisions.
Values:
As its definition describes it, these values are influenced and determined by a given society and culture that is often referred as social and cultural values. We recognize that it is of the utmost importance to instill these values to our youth, if we want to build a better society; values such as respect, tolerance, peace, solidarity and love.
When one speaks in this context of increase values, we are talking of a hierarchical system of values in which priority is given to some values over others when there is a conflict. For example, the value of love contains the value of friendship, which is a source of motivation and it influences the decision-making and actions of human beings.