Presentation on what a community is and the school as a community. It includes what a school council is and students' rights and responsibilities.

1. COMMUNITIES
Living together

2. What is a community?
It is a group of people that:
■ live in a specific location.
■ share the same culture.
■ share common characteristics or interests.
neighbourhood schoolvillage

3. Living in Community
Think about this.
Why are there rules in your class?
To guarantee everybody’s rights are respected and we can work
peacefully.

4. School as a Community
Our school is a Community, formed by:
■ Pupils
■ Parents
■ Staff: teachers, cleaners, cooks, caretaker, supervisors, school bus
monitors…
All of these people live and work together at school.
For school to work correctly, it is necessary that everybody
obeys the rules.

5. School Council
It is the organ that controls the school is functioning correctly.
It is formed by:
-head teacher, head of studies and secretary.
-5 teachers
-5 parents
-1 student
-1 representative of the school staff
-1 representative from the town council.

6. RIGHTS
■ To be educated.
■ To be evaluated in an
objective manner.
■ To be respected, as a person
and your convictions.
■ To participate at school.
■ To express your opinions.
■ To have equal opportunities.
■ To be your rights protected.
RESPONSIBILITIES
■ To study.
■ To come to school.
■ To make effort.
■ To respect the teachers and
other school staff.
■ To respect other people and
their convictions.
■ To respect the school’s
disciplinary rules.
■ To cooperate when
information is needed at
school.
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