The Child- Friendly School System
There are many ways in which the community can be drawn into the school, beginning with community involvement in the initial decision making as mandated in Republic Act #9155 which gives the school heads the authority to decide for their schools where the stakeholders are actively involved to make the school a learning place which is conducive and healthy for the learners and eventually increased school performance.
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The roles of the school heads and teachers. The school heads are to provide leadership and must initiate the support and involvement of the family and community. The more willing they are to recruit parents and community members for school tasks, to listen to their views and shared decision making, the more likely the school-family partnerships are to take hold.
Management and administrative support can be provided to carry out school programs through district or local authority budget. The resources can also be taken from the School MOOE when it is lawfully allotted through the basis of local accounting rules and regulations. School managers are instrumental in making sure that the teachers receive the professional development they need to be engaged in family and community involvement.
What is a school?
An institution devoted primarily to imparting knowledge or developing certain skills;
The building or buildings in which instruction is given;
Any sphere or means of instruction.
What makes up a school?
 It should be primarily composed of learners or pupils.
It should have teachers.
It should have the physical school (school building and facilities).
 It should have the school head.
What is Learning Environment?
It is more than just the sum total of all these. The people (pupils and teachers), and things around them – parents, brothers, sisters, other relatives, and other people and things in the community where the school is located.
Who provide the Learning Environment?
School principals’ /School heads, teachers, parents and families, community institutions such as the local barangay council. Other community members and the children themselves support each other in creating and enhancing the learning environment.
When can a school be called a “Child- Friendly School?
A Child- Friendly School is more than just a place for formal learning. It is an institution that recognizes and respects the range of rights of children, and not just their right to be educated. This rights also include their rights to be healthy, to be given opportunities for play and leisure, to be protected from harm and abuse, to express their views freely, and to participate in decision- making according to their evolving capacities.
While upholding children’s rights, a Child- Friendly School also instills in children that responsibilities that go with their rights. Among these are the rights to respect the rights of others, respect diversity, practice equality and resolve differences without resorting to violence.
What are the five traits of A Child- Friendly School?
It is inclusive, gender-sensitive, and non-discriminating
Is effective with children
Is healthy for children
Is caring and protective of all children
Involves children’s families and the community
What should a Child- Friendly School to achieve?
A Child- Friendly School aims to achieve the seven (7) goals.
Encourage children’s participation in school and community
Enhance children’s health and well-being
Guarantee safe and protective spaces for children
Encourage enrolment and completion
Ensure children’s high academic achievement and success
Raise teacher’s morale and motivation
Mobilize community support for education
How our School Scored?
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