The Foundation

The Pathways Book Series

Three books that form the foundation of our competition. Every question, essay prompt, and presentation topic draws from these carefully crafted texts.

Pathways Values in Action 1
Grade 7
Grade 7

Pathways Values in Action 1

A comprehensive character education textbook for Grade 7 students. Explores core values including integrity, empathy, responsibility, and respect through real-world scenarios and interactive activities.

๐ŸŽฏThese topics appear in our competition! Study this book to prepare for Grade 7 challenges.

Chapters

1

Walking the Honest Way

Through short stories, dialogues and a self-check quiz, this chapter shows why telling the truth โ€” even when it is uncomfortable โ€” is what builds trust between people.

HonestyIntegrityTrustworthinessPutting true feelings into mindful wordsThe cost of small lies
pp. 6-20
2

Navigating the Road of Duty

A bored prince's search for meaning opens a look at the duties we owe ourselves, our families, our society and our environment, and at confronting problems instead of escaping them.

ResponsibilitySelf-discipline and self-careSocial responsibilityAccountabilityCare for the environment
pp. 21-36
3

Journeying Through Just Acts

A ruler who takes only his equal share of cloth, and a group of friends who spread fairness through their town, introduce justice as equal treatment and respect for everyone's rights.

JusticeFairnessEqualityHuman rightsFollowing shared rules
pp. 37-52
4

Building Bridges of Unity

A chance meeting between two rival table-tennis players and a dialogue between friends explore how diversity and unity complete each other rather than conflict.

UnityDiversityHarmonyTeamworkLoyalty
pp. 53-68
5

The Golden Path of Respect

Roger Federer's quiet celebration after beating a rival, and families caring for ageing grandparents, show respect as something owed to opponents, elders, ourselves and the natural world.

RespectSportsmanshipHonouring eldersSelf-respectRespect for nature
pp. 69-84
Pathways Values in Action 2
Grade 8
Grade 8

Pathways Values in Action 2

An advanced character education textbook for Grade 8 students. Builds on foundational values with deeper exploration of ethical dilemmas, critical thinking, and real-world decision making.

๐ŸŽฏThese topics appear in our competition! Study this book to prepare for Grade 8 challenges.

Chapters

1

Generous Walks of Altruism

The old almsgiving stones, where help was left anonymously, and students organising their own giving, present altruism as generosity that protects the dignity of the person receiving it.

AltruismGenerositySocial solidarityPreserving human dignityCharity and volunteering
pp. 5-22
2

Gratitude Along the Way

From thanking a cashier to a peasant who learns to value his crowded one-room house, this chapter treats gratitude as noticing the effort and the blessings behind everyday things.

GratitudeCounting your blessingsAppreciating others' effortContentmentExpressing thanks
pp. 23-38
3

Understanding Through Empathy

Nala's first weeks at a school in a new country, and the tales of Nasruddin, teach empathy as listening and imagining another person's situation before judging it.

EmpathyActive listeningPerspective-takingSupporting someone in crisisAn inclusive school community
pp. 39-60
4

Steps of Trustworthiness

A radio programme answering listeners' letters examines how trust is slowly earned through reliability, truthfulness and accountability, and how quickly hypocrisy destroys it.

TrustworthinessReliabilityKeeping promisesAccountabilityHypocrisy and the trust crisis
pp. 61-80
5

Compassionate Pathways

This chapter maps the different forms love takes โ€” family, friendship, compassion for strangers โ€” and uses Mr. Thompson's story to show love proved by deeds rather than words.

LoveCompassionFamily bondsKindness in actionLove as a deed, not a word
pp. 81-96
Pathways Choices and Challenges 1
Grade 9
Grade 9

Pathways Choices and Challenges 1

The capstone character education textbook for Grade 9 students. Focuses on values-based decision making, moral reasoning, leadership development, and preparing students to make a lasting positive impact.

๐ŸŽฏThese topics appear in our competition! Study this book to prepare for Grade 9 challenges.

Chapters

1

Self-Awareness

Beginning in front of a mirror and ending with the Japanese practice of kaizen, this chapter asks students to look past appearance to the emotions and values that make up who they are.

Self-awarenessRecognising your emotionsValues as an inner compassReflectionContinuous self-improvement (kaizen)
pp. 5-20
2

Curiosity

The Wright brothers' childhood toy helicopter and a reading on the sense of wonder present curiosity as the habit of asking questions and testing ideas instead of accepting things at face value.

CuriositySense of wonderAsking questionsOpen-mindednessDiscovery and innovation
pp. 21-42
3

Diligence

The Apollo 13 crew calculating their engine burns by hand, alongside Longfellow's poem on a life of action, present diligence as sustained focus that paces itself rather than burning out.

DiligencePerseveranceFocus and precisionAccepting constructive criticismKnowing your limits
pp. 43-64
4

Care

Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince and a house that keeps running after its family has gone raise care for family, for strangers and for the natural world, and how to repair broken communication.

CareFamily communicationSelf-sacrificeCare for natureRepairing relationships
pp. 65-84
5

Courage

The rescue of thirty-three miners trapped in Chile, set beside the ordinary fear of an audition, separates courage โ€” acting despite fear โ€” from simply not being afraid.

CourageBravery and fearResilience under pressureEveryday courageLearning from mistakes and failure
pp. 85-108
6

Positive Outlook

Rumi's lines on beauty, Nick Vujicic's life and a cast of optimists and pessimists show how the thoughts a person chooses shape both what they notice and what they do.

Positive outlookOptimism and pessimismReplacing negative thoughtsHope and resilienceExcuses versus action
pp. 109-132

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Piermont Press

Piermont Press

Building Character, Inspiring Excellence

New York, USA

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EDUNOVA

EDUNOVA International Services

Authorized Distributor & Title Sponsor

Southeast Asia

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