Purpose

Mount Macedon Primary School promotes a caring environment in which the staff, students, parents and community members can interact in a harmonious and constructive way.

Students are encouraged to participate in the formation of rules and practices, make informed decisions and accept the consequences of their actions. These practices encourage personal development and self discipline.

The school implements the TRIBES  approach in the classroom. “TRIBES is a democratic process, not just a curriculum or a set of cooperative activities. A process is a sequence of events that lead to an outcome. The outcome of the TRIBES process is to develop a positive environment that promotes human growth and learning.” – TRIBES A New Way Of Learning and Being Together – by Janine Gibbs.
 

This teaching strategy encourages children to become cooperative and interdependent learners. TRIBES focusses on: Mutual Respect, No Put Downs, Attentive Listening, Right to Participate, Right to Pass. TRIBES involves many inclusion activities so that all children feel a sense of belonging. It is a teaching process that encourages a positive learning environment for all children in the school .

 

Guidelines

Care Create Cooperate is the school motto of Mount Macedon Primary School. We expect children to live this motto and display it’s behaviours and attitudes.

Care Create Cooperate is the fundamental basis and starting point for Student Conduct.

The Tribes process will be a consistent approach applied across the school.

To build a school environment based on positive behaviour, mutual respect and cooperation.

To manage poor behaviour in a positive and professional manner.

To establish well understood and logical consequences for student behaviour. 

Implementation

The Junior School Council will take a leadership role in reviewing the Student Code of Conduct at it’s review date.

Classes will develop rules based on the values and behaviours of Care, Create Cooperate. 

The following statements will become the guiding principles for children. 

Students Care for each other by:

Helping each other. Appreciating other people’s differences. Respecting each other. Attentively listening to each other. Being considerate of others feelings. Encouraging each other. Being a good friend.   

Students care for their environment by:

Not littering. Showing respect for plant and animal life. Applying the principles of Reduce Reuse and Recycle. Showing respect for our school grounds. Leaving things better than we found them.  

Students Create great school work by:

Trying our best. Persevering. Actively listening. Sharing ideas  

Students Cooperate by:

Setting a good example. Working together as a team. Following the TRIBES agreements. Being open to other’s ideas.

Consequences

Students will accept and follow the consequences that each grade develops at the start of the school year.