LIFELONG GUIDELINES
The Lifelong
Guidelines are the expectations for behavior in our learning environment which
help students grow and learn. Research supports that when these guidelines are
consistently followed, optimum learning takes place. When all members of a
school are using Lifelong Guidelines, the environment of the classes and the
school is conducive to learning. Modeling
is the best form of teaching these guidelines. The second best way is
acknowledging others for using these on a daily basis. This allows students to
see what the guidelines look like and sound like, also observing first-hand
which behaviors are necessary to be successful in the classroom, outside of
school, and in life. Our five Lifelong Guidelines are:
Active
Listening, No Put Downs, Personal Best, Trustworthiness, and Truthfulness.
LIFESKILLS
The
purpose of our 19 LIFESKILLS is to provide structures for students to evaluate
their own performance and gain an understanding of which social behaviors will
enhance their success. These differ from
school rules in that they apply to all age groups in all situations throughout
life, thus the term LIFESKILLS. The 19 LIFESKILLS we teach and model are:
INITIATIVE - To do something
because it needs to be done.
FLEXIBILITY - To be willing to
change plans when necessary.
PERSEVERANCE - To keep at it.
ORGANIZATION - To plan, arrange
and implement in an orderly, useable way.
SENSE OF HUMOR - To laugh and be
playful without hurting others.
EFFORT - To do your best.
COMMON SENSE - To use good
judgment and think it through.
PROBLEM SOLVING – To seek solutions.
RESPONSIBILITY - To do what’s right.
PATIENCE - To wait calmly for
someone or something.
FRIENDSHIP - To have mutual
trust and caring.
CURIOSITY - To investigate and
seek understanding.
COOPERATION - To work together
towards a common goal.
CARING - To feel and show
concern for others.
COURAGE - To act on one’s own
beliefs.
PRIDE - Satisfaction from
doing your personal best.
RESOURCEFULNESS - To respond to
challenges in creative ways.
CREATIVITY - The mental process of coming up with new ideas.
