The House system is something similar to that of Harry Potter’s where all the students are assigned randomly to one of four houses: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw.
According to collegiateway.org, Houses were founded at the same time, with a donation from the same benefactor, and have the typical organizational structure: a master, a body of fellows (senior members), and a body of a few hundred students (junior members) for each house. The fundamental purpose of the house system is to divide up a large school into a small, permanent, cross-sectional, non-curricular societies, led by the school’s faculty. Used in schools across Canada and Europe, social houses divide students into multiple social units rather than into separate academic entities. Each unit has its own identity and theme.
The term house in these contexts, does not designate a building, but rather a body of people. Houses have members rather than residents (although they usually do have residential buildings associated with them in which some or all of the members live).
(Data retrieved from http://collegiateway.org/house-system/ )
The advantages of using house system:
- It fosters social-academic abilities and builds a ‘sense of brotherhood’ and competitiveness among students as each house compete to collect points to bring more pride to the house they belong
- It reduces school bully cases
- Juniors are pre-warned by their seniors of what to expect; hence they’re better prepared for the next academic years to come
- For further details of the advantages, visit http://collegiateway.org/news/2007-goleta-house-system
2. The 'Student of the Year', 'Heart of Gold' and 'Citizenship' Awards
Students' achievements are acknowledged publicly with their names stated on the prestigious boards in the main hall. The school acknowledges students' academic and non-academic performance, as well as their commitment to community service. (please forgive the photo quality)
3. Displays
Each class has a set of visually appealing, frequently updated displays on the classroom walls to show the students' works (e.g. assignments, artwork, etc.). All students can display their works, ranging from the outstanding to the average ones. This is to motivate all students to observe their friends' works and motivate themselves to do better.
The school also has school displays for each academic subject (where students' works are posted around the school) to let other students gain better overview of the class requirements
4. Reward for teachers
The school supports teachers to further their personal development by giving them opportunities to attend national and international seminars, trainings, and workshops that interest them.
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