With an atmosphere of mutual respect, the respect and caring for others makes a safe and happy environment for children.
Behavior Standards
The child's classroom environment promotes learning, exploration, and creativity. The uniqueness of each child is welcome in the classroom. As a trained professional and able to recognize each child's talent individually, consequently, leads the child to explore he/she talents successfully and freely without compromising school's rule and guidelines. However, a set of rules stated below promotes a clear understanding of actions to be taken in child's positive and negative behavior
- To respect school's rules and guidelines
- To respect others
- To accept the differences of people on his/her community
Specific Consequences for Good Behavior
Student is awarded in the classroom subsequently to each completed activity. The activity is scored by an established rubric for evaluation of the child. The student who excel is the classroom is asked to become the "Assistance Personnel". This student will display a tag, and he/she is motivated to assist the teacher and the students who are having a little difficulty. A certificate for merit of outstanding behavior is to be supplied by the end of the quarter.
1. Positive Reinforcement: Each child is encouraged when he or she is demonstrating acceptable behavior.
2. Redirection: Each child is redirected to another activity and given an opportunity to try again at another time.
Specific Consequences for Bad Behavior
The child who is not mature to understanding classroom's philosophy promoting disturbance in the classroom, violent acts, and is disrespectful to others must have the following actions to be taken:
3. Time-Out: The child is separated from the group for an age appropriate amount of time (one minute per one year of age). This technique is only used when a child repeatedly not follow teacher's directions or listen, exhibiting temper tantrum type behavior, or hurting one's self, others or equipment. When the child shows that he/she is ready to demonstrate acceptable behavior, they are encouraged to join the rest of the group to try again.
4. Last Resort: When a child's behavior is continually upsetting or dangerous to others, a conference will be called with the parents. If the problems cannot be resolved, the following arrangements can be made before school's may consider to withdraw the child to go elsewhere for care.
A - School may require for the parent to sign a consent for the child to be evaluated by a Speech Therapist professional.
B - The results of child's evaluation is to be reviewed by the parent, the speech therapist, teacher, and principal to discuss behavior plan for the student.
C - In case the behavior plan does not succeed and bad behavior persists, the child may leave from school.
