Self Management at The Gardens School
“Start with the end in mind.”
- Stephen R Covey
The Gardens School aims to prepare our students for life in the 21st Century by highlighting ‘self management’ as a key aspect of our philosophy. This aspect will be forefront in our programmes and practices and we encourage our parents, to support their child’s self management to develop as they move through the school.
We learn more from our failures, than from our successes and we would like our parents, regardless of students ages, to allow children to reap the consequences for the choices they make. Allow your child to forget, without your reminder; to not meet the timeline, due to your repeated prompts; to be late, or to forget PE gear, or even to not have lunch! If we are constantly the net for our children, they will not become as self managing and let’s face it, they can hardly get you to save them when they miss a deadline at work!
At The Gardens School, we have broken this self management down into four areas that you will find on the Rubrics that we use with students. These are grouped under the headings of Resilience, Resourcefulness, Reflectiveness and Relating (to others)
We encourage you to start small, so have a look at some examples of the self management we expect to be developing in each area of the school.
Work as part of a group
Resolve issues appropriately
Seek help from a suitable source to resolve issues
Is open about feelings, concerns, incidences
Aid peers having difficulty, to seek appropriate support
Take up leadership opportunities
Show confidence when involved in wider school activities
Display care and empathy for younger students
Behaviour is suitable for audience
Can listen without interrupting or fidgeting, for extended periods
Is responsible for day to day school needs
Is independently organised for learning
Keep all belongings together and accessible
Display suitable online presence
Maintain integrity of passwords and usernames
Participate in online chats and social media, appropriately
Is honest when addressing mistakes
Complete work within timelines
Persevere and display commitment to deadlines
Put in the extra mile
Is curious and industrious and seeks support to their ideas