Discipline

DISCIPLINE PHILOSOPHY

Panyaden International School affirms its position that an orderly and safe place for learning will be provided for all enrolled students. In secondary school, we follow a "Positive Discipline" approach.

Positive Discipline:

• Is kind and firm.

• Help students feel a sense of belonging and significance.

• Is effective long-term.

• Teaches valuable social and life skills.

• Helps students develop a sense of being capable.

Panyaden Behaviour Expectations

All members of the Panyaden Community are expected to:

• Show respect for others- their self, their space, their property, their ideas

• Treat others with kindness

• Behave safely

• Be honest

• Contribute positively to school life and their community

Following Buddhist principles, Panyaden Community members should ask themselves, “Is what I want to say or do….”

• True?

• Helpful?

• Important?

• Necessary?

• Kind?

Panyaden Behaviour Procedures

When disciplinary issues arise, they will be dealt with promptly by the staff in whose presence the incident occurs. Depending on the severity of the incident, the Counsellor, the Coordinators, and the Secondary School Principal may be involved.  

Depending on the severity of the incident and at the principal's discretion, the consequence may include a warning, counselling and/or in-school or out-of-school suspension. A phone call is made to the parents informing them of the behaviour and the consequence, with a follow-up letter for home and school files. When needed, a parent/student/administration/teacher conference is held, at which time a solutions-oriented action plan will be developed, reviewed, or revised. The school might also require professional intervention for the student(s) involved - this may take the form of counseling by the school counsellor or contract psychologist or other mutually agreed upon educational specialist(s) at the parents’ expense - this is decided on a case by case basis. The school director will be notified of any out-of-school suspensions. Any consequence intends to provide the students with an opportunity to learn from mistakes and make better choices. All our actions and the ones we expect from students are to be guided by the moral values expressed in the 12 Wise Habits and the Panyaden Profile.