Child’s Right

Child’s Responsibility

To expect good touching from all. Never to be pained by another person’s body or words.

To use only good touching on everyone in the school. If s/he forgets and injures another person (even with words) s/he is responsible to undo the hurt as best s/he can (cold water, rubbing, apologizing, etc.)

To expect a room quiet enough to function comfortably.

Each child is expected to use a conversational voice in the classroom.

Each child is assured that no work will be disturbed. Child can opt for use of a table or mat as is most comfortable.

Each child must move carefully through the room and walk around occupied mats. S/he is expected to replace chairs when not in use so that no one trips, and also to replace mats and clean tables when s/he is finished using them.

Each child has the right to select his/her own work. S/he can use the material in an appropriate manner, even experimentally.

Each child must replace his/her material back on the correct shelf when s/he is finished. S/he is responsible for cleaning his/her own spills and replacing what s/he used. S/he must work on a table or mat and not on a shelf so that others can access the material.

Each student has the right to work uninterrupted by students or teachers, and s/he can choose to work alone or with others.

No one may interrupt another person’s work. If s/he wishes to work with another child, s/he should ask the other child’s permission. If the other child does not want assistance, s/he must find other work.