“A virtue is a good habit that enables us to act according to right reason, enlightened by faith”

At Lincoln, we strive for integral formation.  By means of a systematic plan directed towards an education in virtues throughout the years of study, we wish to facilitate parents and teachers the education in the virtues necessary to confront life.  With this program we expect to establish in the students a solid foundation that allows the growth of a Christian life through the practice of good.

For each virtue we suggest practical manners of behavior for parents and teachers, in this fashion the school and parents work in conjunction in the formation of the students. We need the cooperation of everyone, their creativity and their willingness to encourage their children and students to grow within the values, which in turn aid them to grow as people.

Pre-School and Elementary

We follow a specific program called "Creciendo en Valores" (growing in values), that reinforces a particular statement every fortnight within the value that is being strengthened. Homeroom teachers and religion teachers will be in charge of implementing this program.

The values that are reinforced throughout the year are:

ORDER, GENEROSITY, WORK-EFFORT, RESPONSIBILITY AND JOY.

Secondary School

This academic year, the "Catholic Virtues in Action" program will focus on the moral virtues - promoting one virtue each quarter:

Quarter 1: Prudence

Quarter 2: Justice

Quarter 3: Fortitude

Quarter 4: Temperance

MORAL VIRTUES

The Catholic Church teaches that there are two types of virtues:

Theological Virtues and Human Virtues

Theological virtues are supernatural virtues - which means that God pours them directly into our soul and are acquired by sanctifying grace.

The three theological virtues are: faith, hope, and charity.

Human Virtues (moral virtues) are natural virtues- which means they can be achieved through human effort, aided by grace.

The four moral virtues are: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.

They are called moral virtues because they govern our actions, order our passions, and guide our conduct according to faith and reason. The moral virtues are also called cardinal (Latin: cardo, hinge) virtues because they are hinges on which all moral virtues depend. 

To accomplish this, we need to:

PRACTICE - by practicing the virtues, we develop habits of goodness.

PRAYER - by praying, we receive the grace of God to continue to concentrate on finding ways to follow Jesus' example in all we say and do.

* There are nine weeks in every quarter and nine actions to develop the virtue. Therefore, one action will be encouraged in every week of the quarter. Teachers must promote these actions in their classes and free time.*