What is the mission of your child’s school?
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What is the mission of your child’s school? Take a look right now, I’ll wait.
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Seriously, go look.
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My daughter’s elementary school’s mission statement says this: “students will develop, apply, and refine literacy in the language of words, numbers, and the arts so that they are able to achieve academically and reach their potential.”
– Literacy
– Words, Numbers, Arts
– Academics
– Potential
Okay. Literacy is sort of difficult to define but that sounds good. Stresses academics and potential. Hmmm. Let’s move on to a few more.
How about another public school in Colorado that I randomly found. “We know our students can successfully master the challenging academic material they need to function as life long learners in a diverse, democratic society. As Educators, we will provide the environment and instruction necessary to produce this achievement. At Stein, we will always work openly with students, parents, and the community at large toward this purpose.”
– Academic
– Life long learners
– Environment and instruction
– Work together toward purpose
Hmm. Good to mention life long learners (a bit cliche but great if they really mean it) but what about any critical thinking, or even creativity?
How about this innovative, researched-based public school, Gold Rush Elementary?  “Our mission is to develop students who think critically and act responsibly. We will accomplish this by building a strong relationship with students, parents, staff and our community that inspires a love of learning and honors individuality and creativity.”
– Think critically
– Act responsibility
– Relationships & community
– Love learning
– Honor individuality and creativity
Much better. This sounds like a great environment for a learner and family.
How about this mission statement from a gifted private school?
“. . . provide a stimulating and enjoyable environment that promotes academic excellence and intercultural understanding. Our goal is to maximize learning potential and promote development of the whole child. We want our students to mature into whole, healthy human beings who are confident about their unique gifts and their place in the world as worthwhile contributors, who have keen minds and compassionate hearts and who contribute their special gifts to a world that needs them. We are committed to an academic program that emphasizes a passion for life-long learning. In pursuing this goal, we strive to ensure that each child develops socially, emotionally, creatively, physically, and cognitively in a nurturing and supportive environment.”
– Stimulating and enjoyable
– Academic excellence
– Intercultural understanding
– Whole child
– Keen minds and compassionate hearts
– Develop socially, emotionally, creatively, physically, and cognitively
What’s not to love here? (Not all private schools say things like this. I am not promoting private schools, only this incredible mission statement.)
A school’s mission statement declares it’s values and focus.
What is your school’s mission statement? If you homeschool, what is your mission statement?
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Sojourner Mission
The Sojourner school mission is to recognize and develop all intelligences of students from varied backgrounds to their fullest intellectual, social and emotional potential.
Sojourner Philosophy
Sojourner believes that education must be comprehensive; addressing the development of the whole child: the intellectual, physical, ethical, and emotional. We recognize that all children are unique individuals requiring unique learning plans.
To accommodate the varied needs, learning rates, and profiles of students, Sojourner has developed a comprehensive educational program. Sojourner also provides diverse learning opportunities through a variety of instructional models to foster understanding of our self and our world. Students are offered opportunities to build upon strengths to develop all other areas and to initiate influence and responsibility in their own educational development plans.
My son’s school’s mission statement.
The Arts-Based Elementary School is committed to active and creative scholarly exploration that engages students, their family/community and all school personnel in the learning experience. A strong core curriculum that builds on students’ life experiences and multiple ways of knowing/learning will be realized through individualized and intimate integrated interdisciplinary, arts-based instruction.
I recognized that g/t mission statement immediately! Have to say it is one of the things that drew my family there.
Here is a powerful mission statement from Lakeside School in Seattle Washington
MISSION
The mission of Lakeside School is to develop in intellectually capable young people the creative minds, healthy bodies, and ethical spirits needed to contribute wisdom, compassion, and leadership to a global society. We provide a rigorous and dynamic academic program through which effective educators lead students to take responsibility for learning.
We are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community and in the joy and importance of lifelong learning.
MISSION FOCUS
Lakeside School fosters the development of citizens capable of and committed to interacting compassionately, ethically, and successfully with diverse peoples and cultures to create a more humane, sustainable global society. This focus transforms our learning and our work together.
The touchstone or creed for our school
… we are a caring community of learners who are respectful and responsible. We share a love of discovery and take joy in our journey.
The mission statement
We believe in a community/school partnership, where achievement stems from the cooperative relationship among children, parents and staff.