Our School

When you seek for a place of friendship and esteem where students feel safe from bullying and negative peer pressure, then come to Colorado Little Einsteins (CLE) Schools, Abuja. Our learning environment is caring and enriching as are the relationships among the students themselves. Colorado Little Einsteins (CLE) Schools is nestled at a serene environment conducive for academic activities within the outskirts of Abuja.

Our School offers youngsters in Junior and Senior Secondary a unique educational approach that builds the foundation for a lifetime of continuous learning. Rather than simply provide an atmosphere of education, Hendon creates an environment for education based on the following principles:

Principles

• Both the academic and psychological needs of a child must be nurtured if total and continuous learning is to take place;
• The best learning environment is one that encourages cooperation rather than individual competition;
• All children are gifted and are entitled to be treated accordingly;
• Since parents are the primary teachers of their children, it is only through the cooperative efforts of both home and school that children can receive the best education possible.

At Colorado Little Einestins (CLE) School we share in part the Progressivists' philosophy which is “Education should focus on the whole Child, rather than the content or the teacher.'' The learner is a problem solver and thinker who finds meaning through his or her individual experience in the physical and cultural context. Learning is active and not passive”.

Overview

Bullying is an act of aggression, causing embarrassment, or discomfort to someone. It can take a number of forms; physical, verbal, making gestures, extortion and exclusion. It is an abuse of power and personality. It can be planned and organized, or it may be unintentional. Bullying may be perpetrated by individuals or by groups of students.

At Colorado Little Einsteins (CLE) Schools, Abuja, we have a zero-tolerance capacity on bullying. It is entirely contrary to the values and principles we work and live by. Students have a right to learn free from intimidation and fear and any reported incident will be taken seriously and thoroughly investigated before adequate action is taken.

All members of the school community have a right to work in a secure and caring environment. They also have a responsibility and right to contribute, in whatever way they can to the growth of the school.

Forms of Bullying

• Physical violence such as hitting, pushing, throwing objects or spitting at another student.
• Interfering with another student’s property, by stealing, hiding or damaging it.
• Using offensive names when addressing another student.
• Teasing or spreading rumors about another student or his/her family.
• Belittling another student’s abilities and achievements.
• Writing offensive notes or graffiti about another student.
• Excluding another student from a group activity.
• Ridiculing another student’s appearance, way of speaking or personal mannerisms.
• Misusing technology (internet or mobiles) to hurt or humiliate another person.
• Colorado Little Einsteins (CLE) Schools, Abuja will not tolerate such behaviors and students who bully others will face the consequence which in most cases is EXPULSION.

The Responsibility of Students

• Refrain from becoming involved in any kind of bullying, even at the risk of incurring temporary unpopularity.
• Intervene to protect a student who is being bullied, unless it is unsafe to do so.
• Report to the right authorities any witnessed or suspected instances of bullying, to dispel any climate of secrecy and help to prevent further instances.
• Anyone who becomes the target of bullies should: Not suffer in silence, but have the courage to speak out, to put an end to their own suffering and that of other potential targets.

The Responsibility of Parents

• Watching for signs of distress or unusual behavior in their children, which might be evidence of bullying.
• Advising their children to report any bullying to (name of a member of staff/specific post in school/their class teacher) and explain the implications of allowing the bullying to continue unchecked, for themselves and for other students.
• Advising their children not to retaliate violently to any forms of bullying.
• Being sympathetic and supportive towards their children, and reassuring them that appropriate action will be taken;
• Keep a written record of any reported instances of bullying Anti-Bullying Policy Informing the school of any suspected bullying, even if their children are not involved;
• Co-operating with the school, if their children are accused of bullying, try to ascertain the truth.
• And point out the implications of bullying, both for the children who are bullied and for the bullies themselves.

The Responsibility of Teachers

Teachers are in an influential position as educators and agents of socialization, helping to promote healthy relationships among students and to prevent negative interactions. They should:

• Assist the victims and the bullies, supporting them emotionally, and increasing empathy toward one another, especially those who have been victimized.
• List authoritarian-punitive strategies (i.e., threats, discipline, expulsion) to remind the students that there are consequences for their actions.
• Allow them both to understand why the situation occurred and offer them guidance and alternatives so they can prevent it from happening again.
• Recognize that communication is the key to making a change, and that includes following up with both students to consistently guide them toward healthy coping strategies and resilient outcomes.
• Create a supportive-cooperative intervention, which involves all the students in the class in order to promote cooperation among students and to define actions at class and/or school level with the support of parents and other professionals where necessary.
• Monitor traditional bullying hot spots and encourage students to open up about incidents of bullying so they can be addressed by you, and other staff members, immediately — before it’s too late.

Assessment Policies

Assignment is simply task given to students by teachers that are meant to be carried out during non-school hours. It is intended to be a meaningful experience that prepares the students for lessons, practices basic skills and reinforces concepts taught in their various classes. Assignments are given to students bearing in mind the age of the learners and the estimated time needed to spend on that work.

At Colorado Little Einsteins (CLE) Schools, we believe that assignments complements classroom learning and benefits a student’s overall educational program. Research has shown that the amount of time devoted to learning is related to achievement in a subject.

Assignments provide an opportunity for students to develop personal responsibility and study skills, including good organization, self-reliance, and time management. We encourage our students to do their work independently unless they are assigned to work in various groups, in which they are encouraged to work together as a team to arrive at the very possible best conclusion.

Handwritting Policy

Our Aim For Students

Our aim at Colorado Little Einsteins (CLE) Schools is for each student to develop legible, fluent, and very efficient handwriting. They might have had foundation knowledge in handwriting, but it’s very important for us to emphasis the need to be articulate and clear when writing.

In handwriting, as in other skills, students will develop at different rates; for that reason, it is important that there is a consistent style of handwriting throughout the school, and that all staff consider themselves to be teachers of handwriting, with a clear understanding of the progression of skills, and of how to remedy errors. It is not sufficient to exhortstudents to improve their handwriting; the different elements need to be taught and practiced.

• Posture: Students should be and are taught the importance of sitting upright and correctly on their chair, with their feet on the floor.
• Pen grip: Students are given constant reminders until the right way to hold a pen is established.
• Position of paper: Left-handed students are encouraged to tilt their paper slightly to the right to improve their view of what they are writing. Right-handed students may find it helpful to tilt paper slightly to the left. Paper should be steadied with the free hand.
• Paper: For the teaching and practice of handwriting, it is very helpful to use handwriting exercise books to give further support for the relative heights of parts of the letters.
• Correct letter formation: Students are taught to form letters correctly, paying attention to the starting point for each letter, the direction of pencil movement, the shape and orientation of the letter, and the relative heights of the body of each letter.
• Joining letters: Students should be introduced to joined handwriting as soon as they have become comfortable and have mastered all letters in their correct shape, size and form. They will begin by joining vowel and consonant digraphs, to facilitate the recall of spelling patterns. Later, the four basic handwriting joins will be taught systematically and then practiced in regular short handwriting sessions, linked to spelling patterns.
• Fonts: The lucida handwriting font is the traditional handwriting of the school and should be cultivated as a culture by every staff and student of Coloradeo Little Einsteins (CLE) School, Abuja.