2. School culture is a creation of all the
people in school and in the
community especially the school
heads.
It can be positive or negative.
A school community must therefore
strive to create a positive culture
4. 1. Collegiality
The school atmosphere is friendly. You
work in an atmosphere where
responsibility and authority shared by
everyone. She/he does not make his/her
not make authority felt by his/her
colleagues.
5. 2. Experimentation
The atmosphere
encourages
experimentations and so will
welcome mistakes as part of
the learning process.
7. 4. Trust and Confidence
Honest and open communication is
possible only when there is trust and
confidence in each other in the
school community.
8. 5. Tangible Support
Everyone in the school community
get support for the good that they
do. Support comes not just in word
but in action.
9. 6. Reaching out to the
knowledge base
Teachers care to grow professionally
to update themselves on content
knowledge and pedagogy, the first
domain in the Philippine Professional
Standard for Teacher.
11. 8. Caring, Celebration, Humor
It may be good to remind teachers
that many of students, especially
those who struggle, don’t nearly
enough positive feedback in the
classroom or in their personal lives.
12. 9. Involvement of Decision
making
Involving others who are concerned
with decision to be made enhances
sense of ownership. They also feel
important.
13. 10. Protection of what is
Important
What schools consider
important must form part of
their tradition and so must be
protected by all means.
14. 11. Tradition
A school must have an intention
culture-based program or shared
values, beliefs, and behaviors.
15. 12. Honest and Open
Communication
The atmosphere is such that
everyone is encouraged to
speak his mind without fear of
being ostracized.
