Social Norms:

In PDHPE, students are provided with opportunities to develop self-management and interpersonal skills to build and maintain personal and social capabilities. Students develop skills and competency to navigate through changes and challenges in life. They are provided with opportunities to learn to appreciate diversity and understand the importance of building caring and respectful relationships.

Social norms and coming to know how they affect their relationships aids students as they grow and change in primary school. At Good Samaritan we have 5 social norms that the students are coming to know and understand. These are promoted particularly on our playgrounds but are proving important in many social situations.

Social norm #1: Meet and greet politely.

• Say greetings, introductions, and goodbyes.
• Politely offer and receive compliments.
• Be able to start and finish conversations.

Social norm #2: Take turns talking.

• Listen when others are speaking and look them in the eye.
• Wait if adults are talking. 
• Respond appropriately and at the right time.

Social norm #3: Pay attention to others.

• Stop what you’re doing so you can listen.
• Read people’s emotions through their body language and facial expressions.
• Change your behaviour to match what other people are doing, such as quieting down with the rest of the room.

Social norm #4: Think about others before acting.

• Ask for consent.
• Don’t cut in line.
• Wait your turn.
• Stand a comfortable distance away when talking.