There are many qualities that make a good citizen, children from around the Country explain what they think makes a good citizen. Can you think of any more ?
From Wimbledon Park 1st:
- Someone who has 'empathy' for other people
- Someone who cares and shares
- Someone who respects people
- Someone who understands that rules are made for good reasons and does not break them
- Someone who judges people on their behavior not on their colour or appearance
- Someone who cares about the community and our world
From Bamford Primary:
- "Florence Nightingale"
- "A good citizen can be anyone from around the world"
- "David Essex is a good citizen because he is a singer. A good citizen is positive"
From Ilfracombe Junior:
- "A good citizen would take part in out of school activities"
- "Being a good citizen means being polite and well mannered being friendly and helping old and young people"
From Wimbledon Park 1st:
- Everywhere! Every country in the world!
From Bamford Primary:
- "You would find a friend at school"
- "My friend, Danielle is a good citizen because she helps people and she is kind to everyone. You have to be a kind person who helps people and to be truthful."
From Wimbledon Park 1st:
- We need good citizens to help people who cannot help themselves
- We need good citizens to help make our world a happier place - through sharing ideas and making sensible rules
- We need good citizens who appreciate the good things in our world who are responsible for caring for them by recycling and conservation
- We need good citizens who respect, tolerate, understand and care for each other
From Bamford Primary:
- "You would find a friend at school"
- "My friend, Danielle is a good citizen because she helps people and she is kind to everyone. You have to be a kind person who helps people and to be truthful."
From Wimbledon Park 1st:
A good citizen:
- Cares for himself / herself
- Cares for other people
- Shares things
- Doesn't hurt anyone
- Is kind and thoughtful
- Helps people who need help
- Has a generous spirit
- Has empathy
From Bamford Primary:
- "You can become a good citizen by joining in games and clubs and mixing with other people"
- "A good citizen is somebody you can rely on. Someone who is confident and tries to help others"
- "You can become a good citizen by helping someone. By being kind, polite and considerate. Someone who is caring"
From Ilfracombe Junior:
- "Being a good citizen means treating people and their belongings with respect"
- "Part of citizenship is being tidy and tidying up where you have been"
- "Has been a good citizen when she wrote to Westward Ho Town Council and asked them to report a children's roundabout. The council did this and wrote back to say thank you for pointing it out"
- "I became a better citizen when I saw somebody throw litter in the High Street next to the bin. I asked them to pick it up and he did!"
- "Our firemen are good citizens because they are raising money for a girl who is very ill, so she can travel to Disneyland."