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Coyle House System

Coyle House System 

Purpose

The purpose of the Coyle Elementary House System is to promote a positive and welcoming environment in which students, staff and community members feel a strong sense of belonging. This supports the Coyle mission of meeting diverse needs of all students by creating a true community in which all students and staff  belong. 

House System Benefits

  • Being a part of a smaller community helps students acclimate quickly to their school environment and experience an immediate sense of belonging.

  • Students have a set of staff mentors they can go to.

  • Students have an opportunity to interact with students from all grades.

  • Increases opportunities for student leadership.

  • Reinforces our campus essentials and behavior expectations.

  • A source of positive peer-pressure and motivation that can have a positive effect in the classroom and at school.

  • At weekly meetings or rallies, students will have opportunities to enjoy creative expression, physical activity, and social engagement.

Houses 
All Coyle Students and Staff are sorted into one of six Houses. Each House has a specific name/meaning, color, animal mascot, and chant. We encourage everyone to wear their House color on Fridays which is also our House Meeting/Rally day. 

Dobrota (Light Blue) - Empathy (Russian)
"Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world"
-Barack Obama

Hady (Purple) - Peaceful/Thoughtful (Arabic)
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means"
- Ronald Reagan

Mahalo (Teal) - Gratitude/Positivity (Hawaiian)
"When you focus on the goodness in life, you create more of it"
-Oprah Winfrey

Pativ (Red) - Honor & Respect (Armenian)
"Show respect even to those who don't deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours" - Dave Willis

Tiyaga (Grey/Black) - Determination & Perseverance (Filipino)
"The difference in winning and losing is most often, not quitting"
- Walt Disney

Valeroso (Yellow/Gold) - Courage & Integrity (Spanish)
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it"
- Nelson Mandela