The Adventures of Mali & Keela : A Virtues Book for Children

Virtues for children

The fifty-two virtues communicated by The Adventures of Mali & Keela are from The Virtues Project™ Educators Guide, which was designed primarily for counselors, teachers, caregivers, and youth leaders as a guide to creating cultures of caring and integrity in schools, day care centers, and youth programs.

ABOUT THE VIRTUES PROJECT™

The Virtues Project™ is a global project offering personal, professional and community development programs and materials to help people of all cultures live by their highest values.

It was founded in 1991 by Linda Kavelin-Popov, Dr. Dan Popov, and John Kavelin, to provide strategies to inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life.

Researching the world’s diverse sacred traditions, they discovered more than 360 virtues at the heart of all beliefs about the meaning and purpose of life. They discovered that at the heart of all spiritual traditions are virtues, described as the essence of the human spirit and the content of our character.

A guide containing fifty-two of these universal virtues was published to help parents bring out the best in their children and in themselves. Strategies were developed to restore the practice of virtues in everyday life. Books and support materials followed as word of The Virtues Project™ spread.

The Virtues Project™ materials are being applied in families, schools, prisons, corporations, social-service programs, child-care centers, indigenous communities, and diverse faith communities throughout the world.

The Virtues Project™ provides life-skill strategies that help individuals to live more reverent, purposeful lives, supports parents to raise children of strong moral character, inspires excellence, commitment and service in the workplace, and helps schools and communities to build a climate of safety and caring.

During the International Year of the Family, the United Nations Secretariat and World Conference of Cities and Corporations honored The Virtues Project™ as “a model global program for families of all cultures”.

The Virtues Project™ is not about the practices or beliefs of any one religion. It is sourced in the teachings about virtues found in the sacred traditions of all cultures. Its purpose is to support all people, both those who are religious and those who are not, to awaken the virtues of their character.

Why virtues? Why not values?... Virtues are simpler than values. Virtues are the qualities of our character. Values are whatever we consider important. We can value anything from money and power to the Golden Rule. Values are culture-specific, while virtues, such as courage, honor, justice, and love, are the common elements of character and spirituality universally valued by all cultures.

See www.virtuesproject.com for more information.

Assertiveness • Caring • Cleanliness • Commitment • Compassion • Confidence • Consideration • Cooperation • Courage • Courtesy • Creativity • Detachment • Determination • Diligence • Enthusiasm • Excellence • Flexibility • Forgiveness • Friendliness • Generosity • Gentleness • Helpfulness • Honesty • Honor • Humility • Idealism • Integrity • Joyfulness • Justice • Kindness • Love • Loyalty • Moderation • Modesty • Orderliness • Patience • Peacefulness • Perseverance • Purposefulness • Reliability • Respect • Responsibility • Self-discipline • Service • Tact • Thankfulness • Tolerance • Trust • Trustworthiness • Truthfulness • Understanding • Unity

In support of The Virtues Project:

"I fully support The Virtues Project, which promotes such universal values as love, kindness, justice and service."

- The Dalai Lama

"Parents are always saying children don't come with a guidebook. This (The Family Virtues Guide), is one. This helps you to get them on the right track of leading a good life."

- Oprah Winfrey

“A model global programme for families of all cultures.”

- United Nations Secretariat and World Conference of Cities & Corporations honoring The Virtues Project

"The Virtues Project is a new lens for me to look at my family, my congregation, my community."

- Rev. Kevan Smith, Emmanuel Lutheran Church,
Moses Lake, Washington

"Our inmates are mostly young men and they need direction. The Virtues Project is an answer to prayer. It is just what they need to live differently."

- Oliver Fisher, Executive Officer of Corrections Fiji

"This project can heal the world. Instead of a law telling you what not to do, the virtues help you focus on what TO do. It helps us think of each other differently."

- Barry Sutton, Portland, Oregon