What are the characteristics of the School Community?

A community school has the following characteristics:

1. It imparts education as a social process

2. Its educational environment is social.

3. It is life centred.

4. It is child centred.

5. It is community centred.

6. It makes use of physical and human resources.

7. It is the best symptom of social progress and development.

8. The teacher’s views point is mixed with democratic and social efficiency.

9. Social discipline is adopted here.

10. It is a miniature society and community centre.

11. Its curriculum is community centred.

12. It is a reflection of the needs, ambitions, customs, values, standards, rules, etc. and tries to attain them.

13. It changes its form according to the changing form of the community.

14. It is an indivisible part of the community. It cannot live as island in a community.