1. FOSTERING COMMUNITIES IN
CLASSROOMS

2. WHAT DOES A COMMUNITY MEAN
TO YOU?
A classroom community seeks to meet
each student’s need to feel competent,
connected to others, and autonomous.
Students are not only exposed to human
values, they also have many
opportunities to think about, discuss, and
act on those values, while gaining
experiences that promote empathy and
understanding of others.
(Child Development
Project 1991)

3. INTELLECTUALLY, EMOTIONALLY OR
ANY OTHER WAY WITHOUT A
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT?
 cooperative relationships= the key
to moral development (Piaget)
 Emotional benefits: Multiple
perspectives
 Intellectual benefits: clearer
thinking
 Social benefits: learn from one

4. BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY
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Child Development Program
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0 Strong comm.
Weak comm.

5. 1. THINK OF THE KINDS OF THINGS
THAT WOULD DESTROY COMMUNITY...
2. WRITE DOWN A TIME DURING YOUR
PRIMARY/HIGH SCHOOL/TERTIARY
SCHOOL WHEN YOU DID NOT FEEL A
SENSE OF COMMUNITY

6. IF YOU WANT ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE, YOU HAVE TO
ATTEND TO HOW STUDENTS
FEEL ABOUT SCHOOL AND
ABOUT EACH OTHER

7. COMMUNITY
Tim
e

8. Strategies to help achieve a
sense of community:
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9. ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY
emphasis on community
threatens the rights of
the individual.
Peer pressure
clashes with the theory
and practice of
classroom management.

10. CONCLUSION
Engagi
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curric
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Demo
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