Code of Conduct

The summer before Unity opened, a group comprised of parents, teachers and students met to develop Unity’s Democratic Governance model.  This same group also wrote the Code of Conduct. 

We listen

Pay attention
Stay quiet while others are speaking
Wait our turns to speak
Look at the person to whom we are speaking

We respect others and ourselves

Treat others, as we would like to be treated
Keep our hands and feet to ourselves
Make others feel safe, not threatened
Use positive and friendly language
Be fair
Take care of each other’s property

We practice kindness and honesty

Be supportive and positive
Do our own work without copying
Be friendly
Be truthful

We practice self-control

Monitor our behavior and temper
Think before we speak and act
Be patient
Take turns
Use words, not violence, to solve problems

We respect the environment

Conserve water, energy and resources whenever possible
Package lunches wisely using reusable resources whenever possible (cups, napkins, food containers, eating utensils, lunch sacks, etc.)
Compost
Sort trash/recycle
Care for property
Clean up after ourselves

We respect diversity

Accept the ways of each other (foods, dress, customs, etc.)
Be curious, not critical, of differences
We are in this together, making rules through the Democratic Governance Model
Teamwork
Patience
Respect ideas
Come to consensus whenever possible (votes will be decided by majority rule but all opinions will be expressed and every effort made to reach consensus)

We accept responsibility for the choices we make and accept the consequences