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3 SCHOOL - A POSITIVE INSTITUTION ——o— ¢ The school must be an institution that supports a healthy lifestyle and the development of the physical and mental health of students. + À positive school climate is a condition of education that is motivating for students, activates students and staff, eliminates barriers to learning, creates optimal conditions for the learning process, supporting class cohesion and the functioning of the whole school. + Ihe school must be a place of satisfaction, well-being, security, freedom, support, authenticity, empathy, and meaningfulness, where students can express emotions, interests, arguments, values, creativity, and responsibility. ¢ Emotional and social security at school includes relationships — the courage to communicate openly, the interest in cooperating in a group, publicly evaluating, accepting criticism, being able to argue, etc., without the risk of social or emotional threat. ¢ The school as a space for compliance requires the establishment of order in any situation and any environment requires clear and comprehensible standards, regulations and rules, not excluding the school and classroom environment. A positive perception of the school as an institution is a necessary prerequisite for the effective work of teachers concerning students, parents, and school management staff and the creation of the school’s image towards society and the public. The processes within the institution are made up of many factors, which by their nature determine their character. The school is an environment created by the members of a living community, which is used for education and for sharing values, skills, beliefs, and attitudes. An environment in which education to values takes place, i.e. which creates space for free expression, presentation of personal ideas and opinions, respect for standards, and internalization of values, but not without firm rules. A school with the above characteristics allows the school management, teachers, students, school staff, and parents to feel the fulfilment, the meaning of activities, achieving results, which will affect their experience and life with all its quality, vitality, and the joy of activities that they will transfer to their world. The school environment, which is a specific environment by its nature, affects all teacher and student activities. It includes material and technical support, relations at several levels, didacticmethodical work of the teacher, activity and participation of students, etc. + 37 ¢
