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| An important
component of the monthly citizenship assembly is reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance and the Price Laboratory School Pledge. The PLS Pledge was
developed by the 1993-1994 Elementary Student Council. Ideas from each
classroom were solicited by student council representatives to be included
in the PLS Pledge. Information was first synthesized into categories and
then into statements that promoted students' beliefs. The elementary
principal and elementary counselor facilitated this process. Pledge
Etiquette is also presented and discussed with the students.
The final document reads as follows: I promise to respect everyone at Price Laboratory School, to follow school rules, to value all property, to listen to others, to do my best at learning, and to cooperate. I will not hurt others with my words or actions. I want Malcolm Price Laboratory School to be a safe and happy place for all. The PLS Pledge was enlarged, mounted, and laminated with child appropriate illustrations for display in each classroom and throughout the school. At the beginning of each Citizenship Assembly, the Elementary Student Council leads the student body in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the PLS Pledge. Although the students are not taught nor asked to memorize the PLS Pledge, most students can recite it by memory. Since it was written by students, they feel a sense of pride and ownership for it. It honestly and simply reflects the guiding principles they value for their school community. Many classrooms recite both pledges daily as a part of their opening routine. |
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