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 she/he forgets and injures another person (even with words) she/he is responsible to undo the hurt as best she/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. He/She is expected to replace chairs when not in use so that no one trips, and also to replace mats and clean tables when she/he is finished using them.

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

Each child must replace her material back on the correct shelf when he/she is finished. He/She is responsible for cleaning her own spills and replacing what she used. He/She 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 she can choose to work alone or with others.

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