Dallas, TX
Akiba Academy

Director's Description to School's Approach to Discipline

We encourage the children to problem solve with each other when they are having a conflict. We use 'Love and Logic' techniques as well.

Director's Response to a Sample Discipline Scenario

Description of how teachers handle the following scenario: Child A and Child B are good friends and usually play together. One day, Child A decides to play with Child C and tells Child B, 'I don't want to play with you today. I'm playing with Child C instead.'


If conflict arises between child A and B, the teacher would bring the two children together and ask Child A to first state his/her side of the story, then ask Child B to state his/her side of the story. The teacher would then summarize what the children had said and make sure that what she heard was accurate. Next the teacher would ask the children how they think they might be able to solve this problem. Perhaps she would ask them to come up with three possibilities. If the children are having trouble coming up with possibilities, then the teacher might help them out. Next the teacher would ask the children which possibility they think will work the best. Children will decide and the teacher would tell them to go try it out and see how it works. If they need anymore help they should let her know.

Montessori? Waldorf? Play-based?

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View an example from the Savvy Source guide to learn more.

Trace around your child's foot, with shoe on, on a piece of white construction paper or card stock. Have child cut out the shoe print and add a spooky face. Glue it to a popsicle stick and you have a ghost stick puppet!

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