Mrs. Lina Smith, Mount Mercy's Assistant Head of School, was born and grew up in Columbia. Last week, she took over Mrs. Nightingale’s and Mrs. Vega’s theology classes to share her journey in the U.S., how she's come to feel a sense of belonging here, and what it means to have rights and responsibilities as a citizen. Mrs. Smith and the students connected this idea to our school community and recognized that, as citizens of Mercy, we also have rights and responsibilities within our school.
Together, the entire school created a rights and responsibilities chart, so now everyone has a clear understanding of what is acceptable and what is not. Mrs. Smith also shared that part of her role is to ensure that everyone’s rights are respected. We talked about the new approach on discipline that is called Growth Oriented Justice and students had the opportunity to give feedback on the ideas for consequences.
At the end, Mrs. Smith introduced a space that will be dedicated to discussing students rights and responsibilities. All the students brainstormed ideas to name the space. It is called "MAGIC MEETS"! In this space, students will be able to share what they feel isn’t going well and suggest things they would like to change or improve. Mrs. Smith said "To me, listening to the students—the most important part of our school—is incredibly valuable."
THANK YOU Mrs. Smith and all the Mercy students for going above and beyond to make our school even more welcoming, cohesive and united!
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