Visitors other than enrolled parents are asked to check with a teacher before visiting the school. All adults should do their best to adhere to the guidelines while at our school, whether it is for a short visit or for a full day of volunteering.

Adults should:

• Respect the children

• Be friendly but not effusive

• Maintain a low profile—sit, kneel or squat at child height when you observe and when you talk with children

• Be attentive to children and their needs

• Use positive guidance when needed

• Help children as needed, but encourage self-help as much as possible

• Do things with the child, not for the child

• Help children talk out their differences and come up with a solution that works for everyone

• Relax and enjoy your time in the classroom!

Adults should not:

• Talk about children or their families in front of them

• Become engrossed in conversation with other adults

• Carry children; let them sit in your lap if they need comfort

• Over-praise art work or other accomplishments; let the accomplishment be the primary reward

Children should:

• Be allowed as much freedom as possible during free play, within the limits of safety and respect for others

• Be encouraged to “do something else” if their behavior is becoming disruptive

• Be encouraged to state his/her own needs in words, and negotiate with other children if differences arise

• Be removed from the setting if he/she will not negotiate differences, or continues behavior that is hurtful to people or property