Gold Star Group
Healing the Culture’s Gold Star Group is an informal discussion group for teachers around the U.S. and Canada who want to
- Exchange best practices for teaching the life principles (either informally or formally with the Principles & Choices curriculum)
- Brainstorm strategies for classroom discussions of current affairs/cultural trends
- Develop a professional network with like-minded teaching professionals
Format: Face-to-face Zoom meeting hosted by Healing the Culture’s moderator Lauri Brown (M.A. Theology, B.S. Biology) and/or volunteer peer moderator
Frequency: Meets four times per year (twice per fall and spring semester)
Time: Once per semester at 3:00 pm Eastern Time (12:00 pm Pacific Time), once per semester at 6:00 pm Eastern Time (3:00 pm Pacific Time)
Duration: 45 minutes per meeting
Join us at the inaugural meeting!
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Time: 6 pm Eastern (3 pm Pacific)
Guest Peer Moderator: Sister Paulina Forster, O.P., Theology Department Chair at Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville, IN
Members only: Please select a level below to sign up. (You will receive an email receipt and information about how to join the upcoming meetings.)
Eligibility: Membership is limited to high school and middle school teachers who either…
- Have experience teaching the Principles & Choices curriculum in the classroom with books purchased since 2013, or
- Have a certificate of completion from Life Principles Academy EXPRESS!, Life Principles Academy, or any other teacher training program offered by Healing the Culture since 2020; or
- Present evidence of viewing a video recording of a Life Principles Academy EXPRESS!, Life Principles Academy, or any other teacher training program offered by Healing the Culture since 2020.
Lifetime membership includes:
- Access to video meetings with fellow teachers from around the country (twice per semester, four times per academic year)
- One 30-minute personalized curriculum planning session (with Healing the Culture staff)
- Sample lesson plan (pdf)
- 50% discount on your next purchase at the PrinciplesAndChoices.com webstore
- Annual “peer-learning initiative” certificate documenting clock-hours of participation for professional development (certificates issued each June for the previous academic year)
- Your choice of book sets is included with Standard and Preferred Memberships (see “Membership Levels” below). Choose either…
- The three-volume Principles & Choices Student Textbook Set including Book 1: Identity and Values, Book 2: Truth and Reason, and Book 3: Ethics and Justice); or
- The two-volume “Father Spitzer Set” including Ten Universal Principles and Healing the Culture
Choose the membership level that is right for you:
| Membership: | Standard | Preferred | Budget |
| Fee (one-time): | $50 | $35 | $10 |
| Eligibility: |
High school and middle school teachers who present evidence of viewing a video recording of a Life Principles Academy EXPRESS!, Life Principles Academy, or any other teacher training program offered by Healing the Culture since 2020. |
High school and middle school teachers who possess either… (A) Experience teaching the Principles & Choices curriculum in the classroom with books purchased since 2013, or (B) A certificate of completion from Life Principles Academy EXPRESS!, Life Principles Academy, or any other teacher training program offered by Healing the Culture since 2020. |
Only teachers who have purchased and taught one or more Principles & Choices books in the classroom are eligible for the Budget Membership. |
| Benefits: |
All the benefits listed above, including your choice of either…
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All the benefits listed above, including your choice of either…
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All the benefits listed above; excluding books. (This membership level is for teachers who already purchased books.) |
| Join as Standard Member | Join as Preferred Member | Eligible for Budget Membership |
Healing the Culture is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations and gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.