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What is Principles and Choices?

9-12 grade curriculum on the meaning and dignity of human life

Principles and Choices© is a state-of-the-art, comprehensive high school curriculum on the special dignity and unique value of human life. The program immerses students in the Four Levels of Happiness, and helps them master basic principles of logic, ethics, and justice.

Through systematic and applied learning which encourages inquiry, dialogue, and interactive exploration, young people discover why they should embrace foundational principles on a variety of social issues, with special application to the life issues.

This brilliantly designed high school program is unmatched in visual appeal, contemporary resources, and depth of content.

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How the Program Works

Principles and Choices© is designed to be taught as four-week supplemental units in a core class (such as philosophy, ethics, or social issues) over four years. It can also be combined to create one full semester class, or tailored to fit your needs.

  • Full Color Student Texts
  • Teacher’s Resource Texts, including detailed daily learning plans, text notations, and Scripture and Catechism cross-references
  • Versatile Lesson Plans
  • PowerPoint Slides with complete lecture notes
  • Four-Act Drama Scripts with companion audio CD and handouts
  • Student Website with study tools, research library, discussion forums, and social media integration
  • Secure Teacher Site with handouts and assignments, alternative activities, exams and answer keys, training webinars, live chat assistants, classroom webcasts, discussion forums, and bulletin boards
  • Social Media Tools – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube integration, and more…

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Content

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Book 1 – Identity and Values

BOOK 1: Identity and Values (112 pages).Book 1 materials teach the four levels of happiness, and how they relate to success, quality of life, and love. Students learn six key principles that are essential for personal growth, for social justice, and for pro-life values.

Book 2 – Truth and Reason

BOOK 2: Truth and Reason (64 pages).Book 2 materials give students a philosophical appreciation of the existence and importance of objective truth, and lays out three principles of reason that empower students to distinguish truth from error. The principles lay the foundation for an objective and inclusive definition of the human person which embraces everyone from the unborn to those who are disabled, socially marginalized, elderly, and terminally ill.

Book 3 – Ethics and Justice

BOOK 3: Ethics and Justice (78 pages).Book 3 explains six fundamental principles of ethics and justice which are necessary for civilization to exist, and offers practical advice for forming the virtuous habits necessary to live in true freedom. The principles are then applied to give systematic and logical arguments upholding the dignity and value of all human life.

Book 4 – Real Life Issues

BOOK 4: Real Life Issues.Available in 2013, Book 4 will address the question of human suffering, and apply content from all four books to explore topics such as pregnancy complications, disabilities, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, palliative care and nutrition and hydration at the end of life, and many other practical issues. It includes a chapter on the common good, which encourages students to become personally involved and active in helping to form a just society.

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