school culture
Institutional social climate
School culture is the shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behavioral norms that characterize a particular school.
It encompasses everything from academic expectations to how students and staff interact in hallways: The new principal worked to transform the school culture.
A positive school culture typically emphasizes respect, achievement, and community belonging, while a toxic one may normalize bullying or low expectations.
- assembliesOrganized group gatherings
- morning announcementsScheduled start-of-day information broadcast
- respectRegard with honor
- graduation ceremoniesFormal diploma-awarding events
- honor rollAcademic achievement roster
inclusivity · integrity · equity · emotional support · positive reinforcement · conflict resolution · zero tolerance · empathy · growth mindset · responsibility · sense of belonging · student council · extracurricular activities · behavioral norms · mentorship · open door policy · mission statement · community engagement
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- School Administrationprincipals, vice principal, assistant principal, headmaster, dean
- Principal Skillsbudget oversight, curriculum, student safety, hiring, evaluation
- educationeducation, schools, teachers, students, learning
- youthchild, adolescents, kid, coming-of-age, teenagers
- School Socializationpeer influence, student interaction, group dynamics, social learning, cliques
school culturestreet culture
City-based youth movements
workplace culture · prison culture · corporate culture · youth culture
school cultureunschooling
Self-directed home education
street culture · informal education · self-directed learning · home environment · deschooling
school culturesocial isolation
Lack of human contact
anomie · atomization · disconnection · alienation · disengagement