LifeREADY Code of Conduct

As a school our prime goal is to educate and improve the lives of our students through coaching, teaching, and motivating. In keeping with the Provincial Code of Conduct, our focus is on what we expect rather than what we do not tolerate. It is a distinct and positive difference.

Part of becoming a responsible contributing citizen of the world is demonstrating respect for one’s self, peers, and others including school teaching and administrative staff. This includes being sensitive to the feelings of others, treating others as we wish to be treated, being courteous, and being positive when communicating with others in both verbal and in written form. It is important that we all put our values into action through respect, and service within the wider community.

Positive Expectations of Behavior

Students are expected to conduct themselves with integrity, respect, and courtesy. In partnership with teachers and fellow students.

All members of the school community, which includes students, parents, visitors, teachers and all other school staff, must:

• Demonstrate honesty and integrity while avoiding misrepresentations of the truth,

• Respect differences in people, their ideas, and their opinions;

• Treat one another with dignity and respect at all times, and especially when there is disagreement;

• Take appropriate measures to help those in need;

• Do the right thing, for the right reasons when no one is looking

• Seek assistance from a member of the school staff, if necessary, to resolve conflict peacefully;

• Respect the need of others to work in an environment that is conducive to learning and teaching.

• Respect all members of the school community, including persons in positions of authority;

• Never misrepresenting oneself to avoid taking ownership, blaming others, or not accepting responsibility for one’s actions

• Ensure that every interaction with others respects their intellectual, emotional and physical space and not interfere with anyone’s dignity and self-respect by words, deeds, actions or omissions

• Use appropriate (absent of slang, swearing, or offensive terms) and respectful language when communicating with teachers, staff members, or others persons whether or not in positions of authority;

• Ensuring all digital relationships and interactions are managed appropriately to the same norms and values that would be expected for real life connections

• Respect and comply with all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal law

• Act in a manner that will help you and others fully engage in positive learning opportunities;

• Live your values, and help to build a cooperative, cohesive school community;

• Always speak with good purpose, and consider the effect of your words;

• Be responsible each day for your own learning, participating cooperatively and conscientiously in class and school activities

• Do nothing to interfere with the safety, wellbeing, integrity, and reputation of the school, other students and families, the staff, and the overall school community expectation

• Avoid bullying type behaviors whether it be with words, physical action or implied (which must be addressed in its true form as harassment, intimidation, retaliation, or swarming)

• Be conscious of not acting as a passive bystander to a conflict or bullying situation and taking reasonable age-appropriate steps to help resolve the conflict (e.g. getting help, and/or leaving the area)