CREATING A

POSITIVE CULTURE
Prepared by: Cariaso, Irish C.
Cuello, Jacqueline A.
Sumadsad, Mica Mae
Valencia, Meldwin Anne S.
12 Norms of School Culture where people and
programs improve.
 Collegiality

 Experimentation

 High Expectations

 Trust and Confidence

 Tangible Support

 Reaching out to the knowledge base

 Appreciation, recognition

 Caring, celebration, humor

 Involvement in decision making

 Protection of what is important

 Traditions

 Honest, open communication

CREATING A POSITIVE CULTURE

SCHOOL SCHOOL
CULTUR CLIMATE
AND
E SCHOOL
CULTURE

THE ROLE
CULTURE AS OF SCHOOL
A SOCIAL CULTURE IN
CONSTRUCT LEARNING
Elements of Positive Culture
1) Collegiality – The school atmosphere is
friendly.
2) Experimentation – The atmosphere
encourages experimentation and so will
welcome mistakes as part of the learning
process.
3) High Expectations – It has been said one’s
level of achievement is always lower than
one’s level that aspiration.
4) Trust and Confidence – Students,
teachers, school heads and parents relate
well and work well when relationships are
solidly built on trust and confidence.
Elements of Positive Culture

5) Tangible support – Everyone one in the

school community gets concrete support for the
good that they do.
6) Reaching out to the knowledge base –
Teachers care to grow professionally.
7) Appreciation and recognition – Certainly,
words of appreciation and recognition make
classroom climate highly favorable.
8) Caring, celebration, humor – Kids don’t
care what you know until they know that you
care.
Elements of Positive Culture

9) Involvement in decision making –

Involvement others who are concerned.
10) Protection is what is important –
CLAYGO
11) Traditions – Culture-based program.
12) Honest and open communication – No
one gets ostracized for speaking up his mind.
SHARED NORMS: TEACHER AND
STUDENT NORMS
 Teacher Norms Student Norms
1. Teach in different ways. 1. Have a growth mindset.
2. Call students by their names. a. Believe you can improve.
b. Fail Forward.
3. Care about students’ feelings.
c. Keep Trying.
a. Understand their situation. d. Speak positively about your abilities to
4. Have a good attitude. learn.
a. Stay calm. 2. Call classmates by their names.
b. Use kind words. 3. Be responsible for your work.
c. Have patience. a. Have materials ready.
b. Advocate for yourself.
d. Greet students and say good-bye.
c. Be a professional.
5. Help students understand. d. Meet deadlines.
a. Work at a reasonable pace. e. Participate.
b. Explain clearly. f. Be on time to class.
c. Support different learning styles. 4. Listen…
d. Expect the best. a. to the teacher.
b. to your classmates.
e. Re-explain if necessary.
c. to guests.
6. Attend school the majority of the time. d. to the directions.
7. Be respectful. 5. Attend school the majority of the time.
a. Give everyone what they need. 6. Be a good team player.
b. Use proper language. a. Provide good, helpful feedback.
c. Allow space if needed. b. Stay calm.
c. Encourage others.
d. Use supportive words when explaining.
d. Stay on topic.
e. Call by your name. e. Be considerate.
8. Have a growth mindset. f. Use proper language.
g. Communicate clearly to students and
teacher(s).
SUMMARY
 School culture is the character of a school that gives the
school qualities beyond its structure, resources and
practices. It is created by all the people in the school. It is
not inherited and so is not passed on through the genes.

School culture includes school climate and so school culture

is broader than school climate. School climate is relational
while school culture is a deeper level of reflection of shared
values, beliefs and traditions.

Undoubtedly, school culture affects learning and so schools

must, by all means, build positive not toxic school culture.
THANK YOU!