Goals
The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum strives to:- Assist students, particularly urban children, to make meaningful connections with literature
- Improve the reading, writing and critical thinking skills of students
- Inspire participants to recognize, celebrate and emulate acts of moral courage in their own lives, in the lives of those around them and in their communities
- Support teachers in their use of the Curriculum to educate, engage and inspire students, while meeting state mandated requirements
- Create opportunites for interactive and one-on-one dialogue between students and teachers, students and family members, and students and their peers
- Engage teachers in a better understanding of their students and their students' lives