Core Values

Why do we need Values?

cited from kerala education.com

"Education is a methodical effort towards learning basic facts about humanity. And the core idea behind value education is to cultivate essential values in the students so that the civilization that teaches us to manage complexities can be sustained and further developed. It begins at home and it is continued in schools. Everyone accepts certain things in his/her life through various mediums like society or government.

Value education is important to help everyone in improving the value system that he/she holds and put them to use. Once, we understand our values in life, we can examine and control the various choices we make in our lives. It’s our duty to uphold the various types of values in life such as cultural values, universal values, personal values and social values.

Thus, value education is always essential to shape a student’s life and to give him an opportunity of performing himself on the global stage. The need for value education among the parents, children, teachers etc, is constantly increasing as we continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioral disorder and lack of unity in society."

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Background of the Western Australian Educational Values

Late in 2002 the Australian Government launched a program called the Values Education Project. The Development of the national Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools (2005) emerged from this Project.
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

The Values

1) Pursuit of Knowledge & Commitment.

2) Self Acceptance & Respect of Self.

3) Respect & Concern for Others & Their Rights

4) Social & Civic Responsibility

5) Environmental Responsibility

For more information on these values, visit the Government of Western Australia Curriculum Council, here.

National Teaching Standards

Preamble

The National Goals for Schooling in the 21st Century (The Adelaide Declaration) adopted by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) in 1999, was an historic commitment to improving Australian schooling within a framework of national collaboration.
The Declaration acknowledges that achievement of the agreed national goals entails a commitment to collaboration for the purposes of:
• Further strengthening schools as learning communities where teachers, students and their families work in partnership with business, industry and the wider community;
• Enhancing the status and quality of the teaching profession;
• Continuing to develop curriculum and related systems of assessment, accreditation and credentialing that promote quality and are nationally recognised and valued; and,
• Increasing public confidence in school education through explicit and defensible standards that guide improvement in students’ levels of educational achievement and through which the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of schooling can be measured and evaluated.

MINISTERIAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

The Standards

1. Teachers know their students and how they learn
2. Teachers know the content and how to teach it
3. Teachers plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
4. Teachers create and maintain safe, and supportive learning environments
5. Teachers assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
6. Teachers engage in professional learning and reflection
7. Teachers contribute to the school and professional community

Beliefs and Values

Mission Statement

"Create a joyful and loving environment where self esteems blossom and the seeds of tomorrows dreams are planted"

Values & Beliefs

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  I believe that it is vitally important for children to have a healthy self esteem in order to learn.


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  I believe teachers can assist in the growth of a healthy self esteem by creating a classroom environment where individuality is encouraged, embraced and celebrated.


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  I believe teachers should encourage children to have belief in their thoughts & feelings, and have the courage to express them openly and honestly.


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  I believe that if a facilitator teaches in a respectful, loving and nurturing manner it will motivate learners to be respectful, loving and nurturing teachers in everyday life.


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  I believe teachers need to inform students that they are uniquely special in this world and they are the only ones that can offer, what they can offer in this world


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  Teachers should encourage creating and play as this brings a sense of happiness to the student and can help lead them into a discovery of self purpose.


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  Teachers should ensure children reflect on the impact their actions have on other people and the environment.


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  Teachers can motivate children to learn if they understand the purpose/ outcome of what they are learning.


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  I believe that a classroom should be a visual treasure box of a Childs learning achievements and productions


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  I believe teachers should use nature wherever possible to facilitate teaching, in order for children to understand that they are part of nature and that it should be appreciated and respected.


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  I believe teachers create a structured learning environment where within children can set their own goals which will help aid in their future independence.


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  I believe that content should be taught in a way that the students can relate to.


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  I believe teachers should be warm, approachable and enthusiastic


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  I believe it is important that teachers make sure their students feel cared for by acknowledgment, eye contact and an awareness of their personality.


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  I believe that by organizing group and community activities children can gain necessary skills to be effective communicators and listeners. This will lead them to feel involved and purposeful in society.


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  I believe the entire staff body should enforce all school policies without being swayed.


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  I believe teachers should inform students that thoughtful and respectful communication with other people will make the road to achieving their dreams a more rewarding and positive experience


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  I believe that teachers should continue teaching after an academic result (whether it be a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’) so the student is aware that a ‘result’ is just the beginning of a new learning experience.