Agreements
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These are a few of our rules:
NO leaving school grounds without permission (from parents and/or a facilitator).
NO using matches without facilitator supervision.
The psychomotor play area and the Woodwork Workshop can only be used with supervision from a facilitator.
NO dangerous objects such as pocket knives used without supervision.
NO using racist, sexist, homophobic, or other hurting words about who and what people are. NO excluding people based on a person’s skin color, racial heritage, cultural heritage, gender, gender identity, or any other differences and qualities about someone’s personhood that cannot be changed.
NO guns or weapons from home (the children can make them at the school).
NO glass containers or glasses to avoid broken glass on floors (our children tend to walk barefoot).
NO mobile phones or tablets.
Both for adults as for children, the WHO recommends reducing the intake of sugars to less than 10% of the total calorie intake. The American Heart Association (AHA) for persons aged 2 to 18 years. A diet high in added sugars is associated with a higher risk of obesity and high blood pressure.
At Kaleide we encourage healthy eating habits with no processed foods and without added sugars:
No foods or drinks with refined sugar are allowed at school;
No gum or candy or sodas of any form, including those using sugar substitutes;
Children often share and swap food; please avoid foods with chemical additives and food coloring in lunches or snacks;
Please avoid plastics (including cling film and wrappers).
If you have any suggestions in relation to your family's diet, we'll be happy to hear them.
With few exceptions, personal toys cannot be brought to school. Toys from home are difficult to keep track of and can get mixed in with school toys. Also, when children bring toys from home they often play privately with the toys or with the same few friends rather than intermingling with other children seeking new friendships, participating, coming up with new ideas, or more creatively using the materials in the yard.
We would like our children to develop their exploratory skills and their imagination. The school equipment and materials have been carefully selected for the opportunities they provide in terms of expression and physical and cognitive development. In Kaleide, children will find toys and materials they do not have at home, and this widens their perspective and enables new experiences.
Comfort stuffed toys, books, magazines, rocks or treasures are usually okay, but please check in with a facilitator ahead of time, preferably the day before bringing things from home. Books and CDs usually need to be previewed in advance by a facilitator.
Generally, no money is allowed at school. We would like to avoid the use of money as it can lead to "buying" and "selling" in a way that can be exclusionary and hurtful (for example when it is used to buy another child's snacks or to get someone to do something for us).
At Kaleide we will seek to have our own currency in order to learn about economy, maths, social science and many other things. But this currency will be evenly distributed among all our participants. Its fluctuations will help us learn and have a good time.
Please consult with the pedagogical team before bringing your pet to school. Thank you.
While your are in the school we request that you:
don't smoke or drink alcoholic beverages (not even in the gardens.)
don't use your mobile phone.
