Honor Code @ Branson School

What amazed me most on my first day (Monday 19) in Branson School was that there were bags, mobile phones and jackets lying around on the whole campus. When the students felt like it they just dropped everything they were carrying on the ground. This is possible due to their 'Honor Code', on which a big part of the social life at Branson Campus is based. The most important rule in this 'Honor Code' is to never touch or take anything that is not yours, unless you have the permission to do so. And it works. I think this 'Honor Code' is something really great if it can be achieved and it's definitely worth a try for every existing institution. Of course to realize it you need the necessary means. Branson School has it easier in that aspect than many other institutions. They are a private school so they have the power to drop out students if it is needed. Also Branson School is quite small with less than four hundred students, which makes the process of convincing them easier because there are less people who could possibly try to take something away. And also important to look at is that all the people at branson school have enough money to have a decent life so there is no need to steal anything. But they managed to make everyone follow and appreciate this 'Honor Code' and I think that is very beneficial to the life of every person in Branson School be it teachers, students or guests. So I hope that such behaviour will be possible at our school as well someday. (LH)