When my first child began first grade, I, like many other parents, was very apprehensive. The school she was to attend had an excellent reputation, but I also was bombarded with news stories that filled my mind with many "what if's." I was determined that I would do whatever I could to make this the best experience possible. I began to think of ways to volunteer in the classroom.

With a background in teaching, my mind immediately went to thinking of a way to partner with my child's teacher and help my child, as well as her friends, learn about the many important issues of Integrity. Thus, came the conception of Integrity Time.

I wrote an interactive lesson each week dealing with an issue of Integrity and volunteered to teach it in the classroom. By the end of the year, the teachers had requested that I share, what had now become known as Integrity Time, with their classes the following year. Throughout the summer, and especially as fall approached, many mothers began asking about  Integrity Time. They, too, wanted to partner with their child's teacher, and do something significant in the classroom.
 
This concept spread by word of mouth, and soon moms from other schools were asking me about how they could be involved in doing Integrity Time at their children's schools. And this is how Integrity Time began.

At present, Moms are still volunteering to do Integrity Time in classrooms and teachers are implementing it as a weekly classroom lesson. It is also being used as a schoolwide program so all the children can learn the concepts at the same time.

If you like Integrity Time, the thanks goes to the many different parents and teachers like yourself who are interested in encouraging their children to choose what is true and good and right. Join us in this journey!

Sara Berry