• Our school community believes that it is important to establish a safe, supportive learning environment. We do this by taking care of each other, taking care of ourselves and taking care of this place.

Our School Code is:  Cooperation, Safety, Respect.

School Wide Expectations:

Outside:

• included others
• play safely
• encourage interaction between younger and older students

Hallways and Stairways:

• walk safely
• use inside voices
• work together to make this a pleasant place

Lunchroom or Classroom:

• follow established route for food
• clean up after yourself
• be aware of food allergies
• quiet conversations

Washrooms:

• report problems to an adult
• treat place like your own home
• be respectful of people's privacy

PURPOSE

Dickens promotes the values expressed in the BC Human Rights Code respecting the rights of all individuals in accordance with the law - prohibiting discrimination based on reface, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, martial status, family status, physical or mental disability, gender or sexual orientation - in respect of discriminatory publication and discrimination in accommodation, service and facility in the school environment.  Racism will not be tolerated in our school.