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MALCOLM PRICE LABORATORY SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM In April of 1993, an informally organized group of elementary educators at Price Laboratory School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, explored questions relative to the moral fiber of their school community. Many teachers expressed concern about students not transferring the level of respect they demonstrated in the classrooms to more unstructured environments such as recess, lunch time, and before and after school. They decided to move forward with a proactive stance to the civility concerns they saw at Price Laboratory School. These concerns were readily acknowledged by administration and other faculty and staff. There was an enthusiastic response to a school-wide effort addressing these issues. This effort was titled the Price Laboratory School Elementary Citizenship Program, which was implemented during the 1993-1994 school year. The PLS Elementary Citizenship Program is rooted in a strong developmental and preventative philosophy. This program was established for all students. Its main goal is to develop a cohesive community of learners who value and respect one another. More specifically it emphasizes creating and nurturing a sense of community through presentation of anti-social behaviors and teaching and promoting positive citizenship behaviors. The PLS Elementary Citizenship Program is an ongoing, process-oriented program. During its existence, it has been shaped and reshaped to respond to the current and most crucial needs of our PLS community. Just as we don different clothes for different seasons, the PLS Elementary Citizenship Program takes on an appearance that compliments the current climate of our school. However, nurturing the founding principles of sense of community and positive citizenship behaviors are a constant, regardless of what season we are in! |
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