THE HAVEN OF KNOWLEDGE: CREATING SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

7he author is 7eacher ,,, 0acaEeEe 3amSanga.

ANA LIZA M. CRUZ

$ saIe school is what ever\ learner needs. ,t is where teaching and learning are not distracted disruStions are minimi]ed Iree Irom violence Eull\ing and Iear and students are comIortaEle and conIident. %ecause , Eelieve that ever\ child deserves a health\ and saIe Slace to learn grow and develoS. $nd health\ learning environment maNe children Ieel Eetter and this leads to their overall develoSment.

7here are things that we should consider in creating a saIe learning environment. ,t is necessar\ to Euild Sositive relationshiSs with Sarents and students. 3ositive relationshiSs Ioster a sense oI trust and resSect. 7his can enhanced the learning exSerience oI the learner. $lso as teacher we can encourage our SuSils to exSress their thoughts in Iull conIidence. We can urge them to interact with each other and worN together to create a sense oI communit\ in the classroom.

, thinN that in creating a saIe sSaces Ior the learners should Ee done holisticall\. 1ot onl\ their Sh\sical surrounding is saIe their emotional social and mental surroundings are health\. ,t greatl\ aIIects their aEilit\ to learn iI the\ Ieel comIortaEle in their environment. $lso it contriEutes to the overall health and well Eeing oI the learners. ,t can reduce stress and anxiet\ and imSrove selI esteem.

/et me taNe to consideration the incorSorating oI evidence Eased teaching strategies where ever\ learner is engaged to diIIerent learning activities. 7his helSs to ensure that the students acTuired the necessar\ learnings the\ need according to their aEilities. 0odelling diIIerentiated instructions grouS worN and the liNes are some strategies to use.

$nother thing teacher should alwa\s Ee SreSared with her well Slanned lessons to ensure that all materials are read\. 6he +e should also show Sassion Ior the suEMect matter and student¶s learning. $ teacher¶s enthusiasm can greatl\ imSact student motivation and engagement.

6aIe and secure learning environment also Sromotes risN taNing. When the SuSils Ieel saIe the\ are more liNel\ to taNe intellectual risNs tr\ new things and maNe mistaNes. ,s this imSortant"

,n essence a saIe and health\ environment is the Ioundation Ior eIIective teaching and learning. ,t is a Slace where the learners can grow learn and thrive.

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