Based off of DRAFT CHART: Patrick Howard and Catherine O'Brien - Living Schools (High School)

THE ETHOS, ATTRIBUTES & PRACTICE OF A LIVING SCHOOL

Values and Vision: School community members are committed to: Yes Approaching Yes % Approaching %
Engaging with the world 9 5 64% 36%
Developing and expanding cultural awareness of other's world views 3 11 21% 79%
Demonstrating a concern for the living world 5 9 36% 64%
Developing a compassion for people and all living things as well as skills to address positive change 3 11 21% 79%
The health and well-being of students, staff, the wider community and the natural environment 9 5 64% 36%
A solution-focused growth mindset when facing challenges and opportunities 2 12 14% 86%
AVERAGE = 37% 63%

Leadership: Organizational and governance strutures are characterized by: Yes Approaching Yes % Approaching %
Ensuring teachers, students have voice and agency 5 9 36% 64%
Developing strong relationships with parents and community 8 6 57% 43%
Creating authentic opporutnities for PD of teachers for transformative learning 2 12 14% 86%
Cultivating an ethos of inclusion and diversity 5 9 36% 64%
Explicit support for sustainability education and well-being 8 6 57% 43%
Encouraging risk taking to explore new ways of living, learning and working 5 9 36% 64%
AVERAGE = 39% 61%

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogical practices are influenced by: Yes Approaching Yes % Approaching %
Collaborative processes 6 8 43% 57%
A holisitc view of teaching and learning 2 12 14% 86%
A commitment to inquiry based strategies and actions to affect real world change 4 10 29% 71%
An ethos of inclusion, student-centred and differentiated learning 10 4 71% 29%
The development of creativity and creating a climate for risk taking and student agency 8 6 57% 43%
Modeling healthy, sustainable lifestyles 7 7 50% 50%
Authentic assessment of and for learning practices 6 8 43% 57%
AVERAGE = 44% 56%

Nature and Place-Based Orientation: School reflects a deep commitment to: Yes Approaching Yes % Approaching %
Using natural, social and built environments, including school envelope to foster learning 5 9 36% 64%
Incorporating outdoor teaching and learning, relative to the location of the school 6 8 43% 57%
Developing ecological litearcy of students and teachers 8 6 57% 43%
Incorporating use of furniture, light, classroom sustainability to enhance well-being 5 9 36% 64%
Developing strong ties to community commitment to active global citizenship 2 12 14% 86%
AVERAGE = 37% 63%

Health and Well-Being: School community demonstrates principles and practices that are designed to: Yes Approaching Yes % Approaching %
Develop emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of students and teachers 2 12 14% 86%
Support health-promoting schools 3 11 21% 79%
Explicitly explore the links between human health and the natural world 3 11 21% 79%
Explores the relationship between sustainability, happiness and well-being 4 10 29% 71%
Support positive communication in the classroom, at school and in the wider community 8 6 57% 43%
AVERAGE = 29% 71%