10989 Student Handbook 06 - ACS International Schools

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ACS Core Purpose and Values Through learning, inspire all to make a difference In defining our Purpose, we have distilled the many ideas, feelings and voices that make up our international community. 'Through learning' captures our endeavour to encourage lifelong learning in everything we do, and remain curious and motivated by the world we live in. To 'inspire all to make a difference' expresses our collective desire to see and enable achievement as a personal goal. It embodies our drive to enrich and contribute positively to the people around us, both near and far, and underlines the values we hold most dear: Engage in Community • Motivate and value others • When every voice is heard, nobody feels left out • Strong partnerships between students, parents and staff create a genuine feeling of family • Pride in what we do energises the special environment we share • Place value on quality • Engage students in their own education • Together we are dynamic, viable, and secure • Value opinions • Respect for others builds self-respect • Invest in people and they will invest in you • Foster a sense of belonging to enrich a warm and friendly environment • Provide foundation and continuity to the many communities that make up our community • Take all from where they are to where they want to be • Remember, change is exciting as a shared experience • Our global community is an education in itself. Be a catalyst for positive change • Action your wider responsibilities to the world • Always endeavour to do the right thing • Be an ambassador for our extended international community • Promote global citizenship through deeds as well as words • Collaborate to achieve a wider understanding • Get involved in humanitarian issues outside your comfort zone • Promote sustainability as an integral part of everyday life • Never tire of giving to those less fortunate • Strive to provide stability in an uncertain world • Try your best to make others happy • Accept opportunities to contribute in new and uplifting ways • Develop love for the people around you • See a world without barriers • Embrace social responsibility. Promote excellence through learning and personal achievement • Share success • Ensure students leave with more than good grades • Encourage broad talents, as a good education is not all about one thing • Set individual goals, as achievement means different things to different people • The journey is important • Achieve because the focus is on students, lifelong learning and not just results • Inspire all to be the best they can be • Discover and liberate the motivation to succeed that lies in everyone • Embody an ethos that enables excellence, rather than one that delivers excellence at any cost • Encourage integrity as a form of personal excellence • Provide the opportunity for all to succeed through their own desire • Prepare flexible minds • Seed excellence into everything • Succeed with integrity. Enrich the international experience • Value and appreciate your role as a contributing member of one Earth • See and affect the world on your doorstep and beyond • Appreciate that international is the norm here • Draw unity from the fact that everyone is from somewhere else • Develop hearts and minds that respect cultural differences • Bring a sense of commonality to diversity • Use diversity to enhance learning • Champion the understanding of all cultures • Remain open-minded and curious • Enjoy the benefits of being part of a cosmopolitan group • Treat all differences thoughtfully • Diversity is stimulating and motivating when understood • Make all feel accepted.
Contents Page Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 ACS Hillingdon Philosophy and Objectives................................................................................................ 5 Communication Between Home and School.................................................................................................... 6 Change of Address/ Telephone Number...................................................................................................... 6 School Cancellation .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Parental Absence ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Parent Volunteers/Security Checks .............................................................................................................. 6 Parent-Teacher Conferences............................................................................................................................ 6 School Newsletters ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Email Etiquette.................................................................................................................................................... 7 School Website .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Lines of Communication - How to Address Concerns ............................................................................ 7 Complaints Procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Academic Information .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Attendance and Tardiness ................................................................................................................................ 10 Materials/Supplies .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Scheduling ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Homework ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Grading System and Policy.............................................................................................................................. 12 Academic Reports .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Academic Assistance.......................................................................................................................................... 12 Students on Conditional Acceptance .......................................................................................................... 13 Placement of Current Students on Academic Probation ...................................................................... 13 Grading Table for Grades 6-12 ...................................................................................................................... 13 Standardised Testing.......................................................................................................................................... 13 Additional Fees .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Graduation Requirements................................................................................................................................ 14 Day-to-Day Procedures ............................................................................................................................................ 15 School Hours........................................................................................................................................................ 15 Dress Code ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Physical Education (PE) Clothing ............................................................................................................................ 16 Food and Drink .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Library .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Lost and Found .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Trips and Sport Team Travel ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Lockers.................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Valuables................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Backpacks.............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Student Guests.................................................................................................................................................... 18 ACS Hillingdon | 1
Page 1: www.acs-schools.com London, England
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Page 7 and 8: ACS Hillingdon’s Philosophy and O
Page 9 and 10: Email Etiquette Email is being used
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Page 13 and 14: Scheduling Parent or student reques
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Page 17 and 18: Day-to-Day Procedures School Hours
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Page 21 and 22: Student Welfare Personal Counsellin
Page 23 and 24: Considerations Please do not send a
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Page 33 and 34: Intoxication: If student is intoxic
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