Some Characteristics of My Ideal Community

There have been many ideal communities, or utopias, dreamed of in the past.  I, however, had not spent time thinking of what I want a community to be.  As a teacher, I find this extremely problematic, for I am responsible for developing the community of the future.  Moreover, the way my current students act concerns me.  For example, I've heard my students talk about how they would rather stay inside all day instead of play at a park.  Also, many students stay up extremely late because they have smart phones.  So I find myself with this question, What characteristics do the ideal community have?  Below is a very quick list I came up with. 

1. Communal living
2. No litter on the ground
3. People recycle
4. People are playing outside during the day
5. Everyone helps take care of the community
6. A research lab
7. Community garden
8. Large dinners held often
9. Weekly votes on community projects
10. Schools focused on student interests
11. People well dressed 
12. People with good health

In a future post, I will take some of these ideas and try to find a way to incorporate behaviors that support them into my classes.