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The ValQuest Collection: A Complete Character‑Building Journey for Children in Kindergarten Through Third Grade

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Children are not born knowing how to make good choices, tell the truth, handle conflict, or persevere when life becomes difficult. These essential values must be taught, discussed, and practiced. That is why Ethics 4 Kids created The ValQuest Collection—a fun, engaging, and comprehensive character development experience designed especially for young children.

ValQuest is Ethics4Kids signature product.

The ValQuest Collection combines three complementary suites that work together to help children learn, explore, and experience strong values in meaningful, age‑appropriate ways:



Together, they form one integrated journey:


LEARN IT. EXPLORE IT. EXPERIENCE IT. LIVE IT.



The ValQuest Curricula introduce core values through age‑appropriate lessons, hands‑on activities, and real‑life examples. These lessons are available in four formats:


  • Public Schools

  • Homeschool Families

  • Faith‑Based Education

  • Magic & Ethics


Across all formats, children learn seven foundational values:


  • Kindness — “Kindness Starts with Me”

  • The Golden Rule — “Treat Others as You Want to Be Treated”

  • Responsibility — “My Choice, My Responsibility”

  • Truthfulness — “Truth Builds Trust”

  • Respect — “Respect Others and Yourself”

  • Handling Conflict — “Pause, Listen, Speak”

  • Perseverance — “Never Give Up”


These lessons help children understand what good choices look like—and why they matter.

The ValQuest Curricula are completely free for schools, families, teachers, mentors, and youth leaders.



The ValQuest Interactive suite brings values to life through conversation. Children meet three mentors—Felix, Ren, and Ivy—who guide them through real‑life situations using speech‑to‑text and AI technology.

The Interactive suite includes two components:

Our AI Kids, Felix, Ivy, and Ren.


Children watch short videos that teach six essential values, followed by multiple‑choice

questions to reinforce understanding.



Children can ask Felix, Ren, and Ivy questions about honesty, kindness, responsibility, respect, conflict, perseverance, and more. The mentors respond with age‑appropriate guidance, helping children connect values to their own lives.


This one‑on‑one interface allows teachers, parents, and children to sit together and discuss real issues. Kids don’t just hear about values—they talk about them.


ValQuest Interactive is offered free of charge.

A kid asking a question.

III. EXPERIENCE IT — The Ethics Hedge (Book)


The Ethics Hedge is the adventure story that brings all the ValQuest values to life. Designed for kindergarten through third grade, it follows siblings Wynn and Mia as they discover a mysterious opening in a hedge that leads to the beautiful Golden Valley.

There, they meet Felix, Ren, and Ivy—now revealed as the Keepers of the Meadow—who guide them along the Ethics Trail, a seven‑day journey up the Seven Values Mountains:

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  • Mt. Kind — “Kindness Begins with Me”

  • Mt. Golden — “Treat Others the Way You Want to Be Treated”

  • Mt. Responsibility — “My Choice, My Responsibility”

  • Mt. Truth — “Truth Builds Trust”

  • Mt. Respect — “Respect Others, Respect Yourself”

  • Mt. Agree — “Pause, Listen, Speak”

  • Mt. Persevere — “Never Give Up”


Once they complete the seventh mountain, Wynn and Mia are introduced to Mt. Everlast, where the lessons deepen and the adventure expands.


Each day, Wynn and Mia return home and share their experiences at the dinner table—leading to a heartwarming surprise the first time they do.


The Ethics Hedge is more than a story. It encourages children to think, ask questions, and connect lessons to their own lives. It becomes a natural way for families and educators to begin meaningful conversations about character.


Available Formats



Purchasing any format automatically invites you to download the ValQuest Curricula and experience ValQuest Interactive free of charge. However, families and educators may also choose to use the free curricula and interactive suites without purchasing the book.


How the Three Suites Work Together


The ValQuest Collection is intentionally designed as a layered learning experience:


  1. Curricula — Children learn the values.

  2. Interactive — Children explore the values through conversation.

  3. The Ethics Hedge — Children experience the values through adventure.


Each suite reinforces the others, creating a complete character‑building journey for:


  • Schools

  • Homeschool families

  • Faith‑based organizations

  • Parents

  • Teachers

  • Mentors

  • Youth leaders


The result is a rich, engaging experience that helps children grow into kind, truthful, respectful, responsible, and resilient young people.


Start the ValQuest Journey Today


Visit ETHICS4KIDS.ORG to download the free curricula, explore the interactive suite, or begin the adventure with The Ethics Hedge.


Because children cannot practice values they have never been taught.


Join a Growing Community!


Ethics4Kids curricula have now been downloaded in 37 states and across 9 countries worldwide!

States where Ethics4Kids has been downloaded.


Counties where ethics4kids has been downloaded.

 
 
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