Discovery Club Rules
Students will:
1. Use only acceptable language.
2. Respect staff, fellow students and their work. Everyone at
Discovery Club has the right to be treated with respect.
3. Use safe, appropriate behavior; this includes no racial or sexual harassment.
4. Take good care of materials; if a student breaks Discovery Club equipment, the student must replace it.
5. Put materials in their proper place after each use.
6. Share equipment and supplies with other children.
7. Clean up their own space, table, floor, etc.
8. Remain with a staff member at all times and notify staff if they need to go to another area.
9. Dress appropriately for indoor and outdoor play.
10. Listen and obey the leader in charge at all times.
11. Know and follow the rules of Discovery Club.
Please Note: When a child is suspended from school, they are also suspended from Discovery Club.
Parents/guardians will:
1. Use only acceptable language (no obscene or vulgar language) on the Discovery Club premises.
2. Respect students, staff and other adults.
3. Support the Discovery Club rules with their children.
Parents/guardians who do not abide by the above rules may be asked to withdraw their children from the program. Abusive behaviors and/or verbal threats by parents/guardians toward program staff or other parents will be cause for immediate termination.
CHILD GUIDANCE
In order to promote a safe, stimulating environment for your child, each site will have guidelines that include the above Discovery Club Rules. If these rules are not met, the following steps will be taken:
1. Communicating the behavior:
a. Staff reiterate rules, discuss behavior with child, and problem solve other options for behavior.
b. If it is necessary, an appropriate consequence will be used such as moving to another area or being alone for awhile.
c. Informal talks with parent/guardian(s), possibly including the child, at pick-up times.
2. If the child’s behavior does not improve, the parent/guardian will be asked to come in for a conference to help resolve the problem.
3. The Site Manager and/or Group Leader will confer with the Discovery Club Division Manager regarding decisions that need to be made due to a severe discipline problem.
4. Probation instituted at a conference of parents/guardians and staff.
5. Child is suspended one to three days.
6. After the third severe discipline problem, the child may be withdrawn from Discovery Club.
A child may be immediately suspended from the program for one to three days after any behavior which hurts or harasses children, teachers, or other parents/guardians. Parents/guardians will be informed immediately of this decision.
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