What We Believe

School Environment

We believe that our school environment should:

• Be a kind, compassionate safe place that values learning and all needs of students
• Be a welcoming community that values communication, cooperation, and diversity
• Embrace a culture of outdoor play and spaces
• Involve the community, staff and students working together to create a welcoming positive climate and culture inside the school and outside in the greater community

Student Success

We want our students to:

• Be compassionate, connected and confident in being able to question.
• Rise to the challenge by using self-regulation to follow their curiosity and make a difference
• Recognize that it is ok to accept help, and that failure is part of the learning process
• Have positive growth that is based on self-awareness, self-regulation, self-assessing, and risk taking
• Assess their learning through a growth mindset lens, which celebrates GRIT (Growth, Resiliency, Integrity, Tenacity)

Teaching and Learning

We believe that powerful teaching and learning:

• Is grounded in sound pedagogy that honors students gifts and involves an authentic relationship with community
• Comes from inspired students and staff who are engaged, passionate and excited, and use differentiated learning to meet all learners based on students strengths, needs, and interests
• Is structured and scaffolded for student success

Assessment

We believe assessment should:

• See all students — recognize where they started and how they have improved — through collaboration, showcasing, and sharing with the greater school community
• Involve Students who are happy, excited and proud of their learning
• Be based on assessment for learning strategies