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The most direct stakeholders are the students whose overall (social and academic) well-being and development is the core aspect of RBF's work. In order to ensure that they get the quality of education they deserve, many factors have to be in place.
The school leaders must first create a vision of the school that is child friendly, caters to the developmental needs of each student, as well as the teachers and parents.
In order for schools to function well and best serve students, teachers must get equipped with the basic skills required for meaningful teaching. When teachers are empowered to create opportunities for parents to observe what and how the students are learning, parents become positive and supportive towards the school.
1. Parents and teacher discuss child's progress.
2. Interactive classrooms: students share and learn from each other.
3. Workshop for adults (parents and teachers).
4. Parents and students on a "trip" outside the school.
Parents who are welcome to schools learn to value their child's education, become more active in their child's learning, and ensure that their children do better in school and at home. As parents get the opportunity to share their skills and knowledge with others they feel good about themselves and, in the process, become active and constructive members of the community.
Thus, the whole school approach is a win-win situation where all the stake holders get more from it than the sum of its parts. When each member feels an inalienable part of the school, they feel empowered and willing to contribute to ensure further development of the school, thus ensuring a progressively better school for the student. This is, then, how community development is ensured. |