The Toolkit comes in three packages:
Introductory Package introduces you to the Good School Toolkit and provides the necessary tools to inform your decision to embark upon the journey to creating a Good School. It also gives you a taste of what is to come and equips you with resources to share with community members which will help encourage them to join the project. This package contains:
Cover Letter
Overview
4 Posters
4 Cartoon Booklets
What is a Good School?: A Companion for Teachers and Students
Package Two assists educators in preparing a team of community members who are dedicated to joining you on the journey to creating a Good School. It will also help you to create a strong foundation for the process by introducing preliminary activities that spark people’s interest, while providing tools to measure and celebrate change. Package Two also explores what it means to be a good teacher, and introduces new skills and methods that create motivated teachers who excel as educators and take pride in their work. This package contains:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
What is a Good School? Book
Cartoon Booklet, What is a Good Teacher?
Package Three addresses discipline and helps educators to establish a school culture and disciplinary methods that support positive discipline instead of corporal punishment. It also introduces you to the importance of creating a Good Learning Environment, in which students feel a sense of dignity, security, value and voice. Finally, you will be guided through a series of steps to think about the future, plan for the way forward, and measure and celebrate your success! This package contains:
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Positive Discipline Book
Cartoon Booklet, What is Wrong with Corporal Punishment?
Cartoon Booklet, What is Positive Discipline?
Cartoon Booklet, What is a Good Learning Environment?
Positive Discipline Responses Poster
