This message was sent to all our teaching staff by the one of the best Principal's in the world. He sent it out when several of our teachers were complaining of "inside recess" due to it being so very cold this winter.
People
People oriented schools are easy to identify. They are the ones whose doors are unlocked early on frigid days so that students do not have to stay out in the cold. They are the ones where faculties call students by name, where courtesy and civility are the rule, where there is a general atmosphere of warmth and respect.
Places, policies, and programs are all important aspects of Invitational Education, but people come first. If places, policies, or programs directly or indirectly inconvenience people or inhibit their development, they should be altered wherever possible. People develop best in an inviting environment.
