As a student ... the Future Aces Philosophy will help you to ...

• improve your academics
  
• learn responsibility
  
• build your self-esteem and self-confidence
  
• respect diversities
  
• develop polite manners
  
• resolve conflicts peacefully
  
• be a good citizen
  
• develop a positive attitude in sports activities
  
• develop a sense of belonging
  
• learn to take control of your life
  
• develop a sense of achievement through small successes
  

As a parent ... the Future Aces Philosophy will help you to ...

• build a more effective partnership between you and the school (e.g. The Philosophy provides a focus for parent council - school consultation)
  
• make it easier for you to support your children to succeed in school
  
• improve the quality of home life by promoting consistent values and behaviour for all family members
  
• use a common language and framework to discuss your children's achievements and needs with school staff - and, indeed, your children
  

As a teacher ... the Future Aces Philosophy will support you ...

• in creating a happier and safer classroom
  
• in helping your students to develop self-control, thus leading to improved student behaviour
  
• in facilitating effective classroom management
  
• in helping your students to achieve academic success
  
• in enhancing your students' self-esteem and self-confidence
  
• in encouraging parental involvement in their children's education
  

As an administrator ... the Future Aces Philosophy will support you ...

• in creating a peaceful, welcoming learning environment for all
  
• in setting high expectations for all students
  
• in establishing clearly stated and agreed-upon goals
  
• in promoting equitable treatment of all individuals
  
• in implementing the Ministry of Education curriculum expectations and your board of education initiatives
  
• in encouraging parent and community involvement and support
  
• by becoming an integral part of the life of your school, supporting the implementation of existing programs and your school code of behaviour
  

As a volunteer ... the Future Aces Philosophy will support you ...

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How Can The Future Aces Philosophy support your school's Code of Behaviour?

Basing a behaviour code on the Future Aces Philosophy encourages the use of a proactive approach in its development. It promotes the creation of consistent expectations of behaviour that are based on 'do' rather than 'don't'. Attention is focussed on the ways in which positive behaviour can be encouraged and supported using a positive response.

The Future Aces Philosophy supports a school's Code of Behaviour by ...

• providing a clear and understandable code of ethics for people of all abilities and backgrounds
  
• providing the school and parents with a clear sense of direction concerning the attitudes and behaviours that students should learn
  
• providing a shared and consistent language with which to recognize the positive accomplishments of all students
  
• boosting students' self-esteem by inviting students to be positive and to take constructive
  
• encouraging self-discipline by teaching students that they are responsible for their own actions
  
• giving students the confidence to settle differences peaceably
  
• emphasizing desirable values and promoting common decency towards others
  
• providing the concept of 'being a good person' with a coherent and workable frame of reference
  
• see a sample Code of Behaviour
  

The Future Aces Philosophy will support your Curriculum ...

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The Future Aces Philosophy will support your school culture ...

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