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Caring School Community

NFCS follows the Caring School Community model. The CSC model creates a climate of caring at school by deepening the connections among students, teachers, other adults in the school, and families. The multi-component program is flexible as well as practical.

Studies have shown that the most effective classrooms and schools are those with a strong sense of “community” — where children feel they have some influence or control over their behavior and where others care about and are responsive to their needs.

Students in “high community” schools are more likely to:
like school
achieve better academically
trust and respect their teachers
enjoy challenging learning activities
be concerned about and help others
resolve conflicts without force

The Caring School Community program builds a caring community using the following complementary components:

Class Meeting
Class meetings provide teachers and students with a forum to get to know one another, establish classroom norms, discuss issues, identify and solve problems, and make decisions that affect classroom climate.

Homeside Activities
Short activities that students do with a family member foster communication at home—and link school learning with home experiences and perspectives.

Cross-Age Buddies
A “Buddies” program that pairs whole classes of older and younger students for academic and recreational activities helps to build caring cross-age relationships.

School-wide Community-Building Activities
Non-competitive school-wide activities link students, parents, teachers, and other adults in the school; help foster new school traditions; and promote helpfulness, inclusiveness, and responsibility.

Below is short video highlighting NFCS' fall unity builder.

Information taken from Developmental Studies Center, Devstu.org