SNDO Care Document
Building and maintaining a caring and safe(r) school culture
TWelcome to the second, updated edition of the SNDO Care Document. Since 2018, when the first idea of creating this document emerged, we have, with gusto, worked on, created, and spread the first edition, which was published in January 2022.
The document was well received by everyone in the SNDO community and generated enthusiasm well beyond the school. The first hundred copies were sought by different parties, and we were quickly out of print. The PDF version of the document has since moved to our website and inboxes.
We have also continued to reflect on the contents, critically reviewing what is missing and what needs updating. These reflections and articulations are what shape this 2nd edition.
The aim of the document remains the same: to communicate some of the basic premises that are meant to create a joyful and meaningful study environment for everyone involved—students, teachers, guests, the team, and support staff. The document also attempts to situate the learning within the wider context of the world in which it happens.
Different chapters address different topics that are at play and have been identified as needing everyone’s attention and care.
This is a living document and is ongoingly revised and published anew occasionally.
A joyful and meaningful study environment
The aim of the document is to communicate some of the basic premises, which are meant to create a joyful and meaningful study environment for everyone involved – students, teachers, guests, the team and support staff.
Different chapters address different topics that are at play and have been identified as needing everyone’s attention and care. The language of the document is meant to address everyone at once, however, when needed there is direct address of students only or teachers only to remove ambiguity and speak of important things in direct ways.
We hope that this occasional directness of language will be welcomed and that even if some of the topics and invitations pose a challenge for the community, this will be received and understood in a way it is meant- to help everyone grow, be their best possible version in this environment and find joy, pleasure and affirmation through engagement with these topics. Ethics of fairness and equal access are the basic underlying principles on which SNDO as department and its program stand on. Likewise, these are the driving forces behind the creation of this document and determine its contents and directions.
