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[quote=Anonymous]Answering for our school, NPS, which we chose in large part due to the culture of kindness in the school and community:

[quote=Anonymous]I am just weighing in as a school counselor who has worked at several area schools.  I think that while some schools may attract more down to earth families with solid values, a few mean girls or boys can wreck the culture of a grade at any school.  I think the question to ask isn't which school is inherently kind, but how does the administration deal with bullying or social exclusivity? [b]I honestly don't know because we haven't witnessed or heard of any bullying.[/b]  Is there a counseling program, and if so, do the counselors and/or psychologists have a curriculum they follow? [b]Yes [/b]Do they go into the classrooms? [b]Yes [/b]Do they also have teachers back up their message by reinforcing it through classroom activities? [b]Yes.  The Core Values are Love, Respect, Honesty, Responsbility and Safety.  Every day, the teachers and administrators reinforce those values and recognize the ways in which the students are living them. [/b]How do the phys ed teachers and coaches build rapport between athletic and non-athletic boys?  Are there groups for kids struggling socially?  [b]Most (if not all?) kids participate in "friendship groups" run by the school counselors.[/b]  Does the headmaster impose consequences for unkind behavior? [b]I'm not sure about consequences for unkind behavior, but there is definitely recognition in chapel and school-wide assemblies for kind behavior.[/b]  Are there evening activities to educate parents about social emotional development among the kids, and to talk about cyber bullying and other concerns? [b]Yes[/b]. In other words, this is a very loose question unless you ask for some real data.[/quote]

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