The positive culture of Manor Lakes College was highlighted in an article published in The Australian newspaper on 17 August 2012.
FOR every rebuke uttered in the classroom or the yard at Manor Lakes College in Melbourne’s western suburbs, a teacher aims to praise six times.
Principal Jason Smallwood said it was a simple but effective rule that changed the culture of a school from one focused on punishing bad behaviour to catching students doing the right thing.
“We continue to support kids to learn to read or count regardless of what age or stage they’re at. We continue to teach those skills but at a certain point, some schools believe kids know how to behave, how to interact with others, how to co-operate and they stop teaching what’s expected in terms of behaviour.”
