The Good School Toolkit

This toolkit, published by Raising Voices, is intended to support violence-free learning environments within which students develop their skills and confidence to grow into creative, constructive, and thoughtful members of their community. The Toolkit comes in three packages:

• Introductory Package introduces educators to the Good School Toolkit and provides tools to inform decisions to embark upon the journey to creating a Good School. It also gives educators a taste of what is to come and equips them with resources to share with community members which will help encourage them to join the project.
• Package Two assists educators in preparing a team of community members who are dedicated to joining them on the journey to creating a Good School. It will also help students to create a strong foundation for the process by introducing preliminary activities designed to spark people's interest, while providing tools to measure and celebrate change. Package Two also explores what it means to be a good teacher, and introduces new skills and methods that create motivated teachers who excel as educators and take pride in their work.
• Package Three addresses discipline and helps educators to establish a school culture and disciplinary methods that support positive discipline instead of corporal punishment. It also introduces educators to the importance of creating a Good Learning Environment, in which students feel a sense of dignity, security, value, and voice. Finally, educators will be guided through a series of steps to think about the future, plan for the way forward, and measure and celebrate their success.

Each package also includes resource materials such as cartoon booklets and posters.