Participant Promise

Participant Promise and Student Behaviour Guidelines

I promise to participate in all activities provided by the My PATH Program and to demonstrate a willingness to try and to cooperate to maintain the cohesiveness of the class.

I promise to commit to my academic pursuits.

I promise to always respect myself, my peers, my teachers and coaches, as well as the spaces and equipment provided.

I promise to use words of encouragement and support towards myself and my peers.

I promise to accept and embrace challenges as they help me learn and grow.

I promise to come to each class on time and fully prepared for the activity.

I promise to use caution and always conduct myself in a safe manner. I will not use equipment or perform an activity without proper supervision and permission from my instructor.

I promise to have fun, and provide feedback to my instructors.

I promise to look after my equipment, supplies, and maintain a tidy area. I also promise to participate in the clean-up efforts required after some activities.

Student Behavior Guidelines and Procedures

My PATH students have built a great reputation in the community by being respectful to all the people, places and spaces we visit. They represent our school and the My PATH brand with integrity, generosity, and kindness when in community.

The continued success and growth of the program relies heavily on this reputation and so we hold our students to a high standard of behaviour expectations. However, we know kids make mistakes as they learn and grow and sometimes their choices need correcting. As such, we ensure that all of our students and families are well aware of our behaviour policy as outlined below:

Step 1: Redirection - staff or provider uses verbal communication or proximity strategies to redirect behaviors such as talking out of turn, not following instructions, not keeping hands or feet to self when required, demonstrating poor sportsmanship, etc.

Step 2: Short break - staff or provider will ask the student to take a 5 minute break from the activity so that they can discuss their concerns and collaborate on a solution with the student to ensure they can continue for the rest of class. Step 2 would occur after Step 1 has been attempted and the student is still continuing the disruptive or inappropriate behavior.

Step 3: Call to Parents - if a student continues to be disruptive, not listen, act inappropriately, or become defiant to staff or providers, we will contact the parents to ask that they be picked up from the activity site. We will follow up with parents to determine if further action is required.

Note: If a student chooses behavior that is a safety risk to themselves or others, or displays defiant or aggressive behavior towards other students, staff, or providers, this would warrant an immediate Step 3 and we would request that they be picked up from the activity as soon as possible, and require a follow up meeting with parents.

All behavior issues are documented. Reoccuring step 1 or 2 situations would be communicated to parents by email and may require a follow up meeting for further discussion.

Additionally, we value and support the expectations of our community partners to ensure the success and safety of individuals and the group during activities. Our community partners work closely with us to maintain a positive and productive environment, and they have the discretion to request the removal of a student from their activity if necessary. We respect and uphold these decisions to best support the overall experience for everyone involved.