Throughout the year, Pinecrest runs a series of virtue campaigns aimed at helping students to know, value, and practice Christian virtues in a constant, firm, and committed way. The campaigns define a virtue, provide opportunities to practice the virtue in everyday situations, and reinforce the practice with contests and motivating activities. Parents are encouraged to review any materials sent home by the school and actively participate in the virtue campaigns with the recommended 'at-home' activities.

Virtue of the Month Campaign

September - Friendship

Guardian Angel

This is my commandment: Love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.
Jn 15:12-14

October - Be A Real Hero

St Helen

Jesus looked at them and said, "For human beings this is impossible, but for God all things are possible."
Mt 19:26

November - Family Spirit

Mary, Mother of the Church

And I have given them glory, so that they may be one, and may be brought to perfection.
Cf. Jn 17:22-23

December - Charity

St. Nicholas

Love is patient, love is kind...
2 Cor 13

January - Thankfulness

Holy Magi

Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us as a gift from God our Father.
James 1:17

February -Flexibility

St Clare

As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him.
Mark 1:16-18 (emphasis added)

March - Confidence in God

St Patrick

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.
Heb 11:1 (New Living Translation)

April  - Perseverance

Pope St Pius X

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.
2 Tim 4:7

May - Attentive Service

St Kateri Tekakwitha

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Phil 2:4