Advantages of Community Schools
THE ADVANTAGES OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
A Community School:
- Provides a proven infrastructure to coordinate and integrate community services and implement sustainable prevention-based strategies for children, youth and families
- Increases the use of local public school facilities
- Integrates and coordinates existing public services
- Maximizes communication between school and community
- Enriches and enhances learning through formal and informal activities
- Reinforces a sense of community and improves the quality of life in the neighbourhood
- Improves communication between school and community
- Provides an opportunity for local residents to participate in community activities
- Provides an opportunity for community residents, parents, staff and students to address needs specific to their community
- Develops a means of improving economic well being of the community
- Brings additional resources into the school

