The cleanliness and presentation of the physical environment are of significance to all Woodlands campuses.
Woodlands' strongly emphasises the art of organising and de-cluttering which originates from a Japanese philosophy of mindfulness.
The purpose of cleaning as an aspect of education in Japanese schools is to foster a child’s skills to become a functional member of society. This component of education in the Japanese curriculum includes an emphasis on acquisition of well-mannered behaviour in the social context: respect for order within the society; and a sense of social duty and responsibility.
As part of their education, children are taught to keep their surroundings clean.
We Woodlanders look after our own environment because we are modelling to the children how to be proud, respectful, responsible, and caring for the environment in which we all work and play.
We teach them to reflect these attitudes by encouraging children (Dependent on age appropriateness) to pack up, wipe down tables, put rubbish in bins, not waste precious resources either natural or man-made, and take care of our equipment by using equipment in the correct manner.
As the children develop these attitudes, they will become embedded and part of their lives - indeed a life skill.
It's important the Woodlands Campuses are clean, not cluttered, and welcoming.