Mission: The mission of Manners of Heart is to reawaken respect in our society by equipping schools, encouraging families and engaging the community through our own evidence-based Heart Education. Purpose: The purpose of Manners of the Heart is to improve social, emotional and moral development through our own respect-based character education programs for children and adults. Vision: The vision of Manners of the Heart is to bring transformative change to homes, schools and communities with our own instructional programs; our evidence-based curriculum for students and professional instruction through seminars, workshops and conferences for adults.