A new educational protocol has been introduced in Buenos Aires schools requiring students and teachers to maintain cleanliness and order in classrooms and school facilities. The initiative, created by the Ministry of Education of the City, aims to extend practices already used by some institutions across all levels of education, both public and private. Students will be responsible for maintaining areas such as classrooms, courtyards, dining halls, restrooms, and green spaces, while teachers will support the development of these habits and school leadership will oversee implementation. The measure is based on observations that routines of order often decline during secondary education. The protocol includes specific actions like 'Ambassadors of Care' who rotate weekly to check different parts of the school, 'Final Minutes for Care' before changing activities or ending the day, and environmental stations, anti-littering campaigns, student murals, pollinator gardens, and furniture repair days. Research conducted by the University of San Andrés and the city government found a correlation between institutional climate and infrastructure preservation, noting that mutual respect leads to
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