Family Handbook 2019-20

What Does Student Involvement Look Like in Prayers? ● Giving the main message in Prayers (e.g., sharing information about festivals, holidays, religious events, reflections about moral issues and ethical concerns, Student Initiative Team (SIT) presentations, classroom learning, House Prayers, etc.). ● Performing walk-in / walk-out music. ● Making announcements (e.g., sharing a message about something you have noticed and that you think is important for others in the community to know; working with teachers to share a message about things that are happening in the school; updates on teams, etc.). Social Literacy, Resilience, Community Building and Making Mistakes Social Literacy Social literacy is the development of interpersonal skills, relationship skills and intercultural skills that support individuals in navigating a wide variety of social situations. These skills are essential and help to foster collaboration, cooperation and teamwork. To be successful, students must develop: ● the ability to relate well to others;

● the ability to cooperate and work in teams; and ● the ability to manage and resolve conflicts.

(Adapted from the Definition and Selection Competencies (DeSeCo) Programme and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). In 21st Century Skills and Competencies for New Millennium Learners in OECD Countries, EDU Working Paper No. 41 OECD, 2009).

What is the Difference Between Being Rude, Mean and a Bully? Rude ​ : inadvertently saying or doing something that is hurtful to someone else. Rudeness is often spontaneous, unplanned and inconsiderate, but is not meant to hurt someone. Mean ​ : purposefully saying or doing something once (or maybe twice.) Mean behaviour very much aims to hurt someone. Students are often mean to each other when they criticize clothing, perceived appearance, intelligence and social standing. When the individual is informed of their mean behaviour, and the impact it has, the behaviour usually stops. Bully ​ : intentionally using aggressive behaviour (verbally, emotionally, physically), repeated over time, that involves an imbalance of power. A bully will say or do something intentionally hurtful to others and keep doing it, with no sense of regret or remorse—even when targets of bullying show or express their hurt or tell the aggressors to stop.

Last Edited: August 20, 2019 Havergal College Family Handbook 2019–20

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