Educational Philosophy. Dayton Leadership Academies - Early Learning Academy uses four pillars of excellence to represent our commitment to the success of each child. The four pillars are: 1) hard work together, 2) high expectations, 3) year-round experience, and 4) customized student learning plans.
Educational Philosophy. XXXX Xxxxxxxx' core values about teaching and learning will be modeled on XXXX'x five pillars. All XXXX schools are united by five principles that have resulted in success around the country. These principles distinguish XXXX Schools from other charter schools, push the mission of the school forward, and inspire student achievement. The KIPP five pillars are as follows: More Time At XXXX Xxxxxxxx, students will spend nearly 15 percent more time learning than their peers at other public schools in Columbus. With a longer school day and year, students have ample time for instruction in reading and language arts, math, science, social studies, and foreign languages. This schedule allows students the opportunity to master the foundational academic skills and habits of character necessary for success in top high schools. This time also allows the school to xxxxxx students' creativity through enrichment activities such as art, music, and choir. Power to Lead The XXXX Xxxxxxxx Board of Directors, which oversees its progress, governs XXXX Xxxxxxxx, but the school leader carries out all daily operations with the assistance of the leadership team and XXXX Xxxxxxxx staff. Curriculum choices, hiring decisions, and financial priorities are all set by XXXX Xxxxxxxx staff, and the freedom from excessive regulations enables schools to respond rapidly to student and community need. Choice and Commitment XXXX Xxxxxxxx is a citywide charter school, meaning that parents choose to send their children to the school. KIPP offers parents another choice for their child's education, and the commitment they make contributes to the high quality offered by the school. The staff members commit to do whatever it takes to ensure that the children learn and live the values of the school. This partnership helps build a school where the family and instructional staff are in constant communication to help the child maximize his abilities. These commitments are enshrined in a Commitment to Excellence form signed by all teachers, families, and students upon enrollment in a XXXX Xxxxxxxx school. Focus on Results XXXX Xxxxxxxx will constantly use data to inform school-wide goal setting, as well as daily instruction. Not only will the staff constantly assess practices in the classroom, they will also share the assessment results in weekly staff meetings and analyze them to improve the instructional program. The school will create goals for each student based on initial diagnostic assessments in t...
Educational Philosophy. Mission PHOENIX Community Learning Center (PCLC) is an inclusive school dedicated to increased learning and achievement for all students and focused on developing higher-order thinking skills in all content areas. Through character education and strong staff, student, family, and community involvement, students will become responsible citizens who make positive contributions to their community—now and in the future. Vision Learning to read and write is the basis for all the learning that follows in content-area subjects. PCLC is envisioned as a K–8 school where students master those beginning reading and writing skills that build the broad base of knowledge necessary for success at the secondary level and beyond. Knowing how to read and write to communicate effectively is everything. Without it, students do not have a chance at a successful and fulfilled life. Therefore, we envision our students with and without disabilities in the primary grades (K–3) mastering the instructional focus on letters, sounds, and words and reading and writing with accuracy and expression. PCLC envisions 100 percent of K–3 students “learning to read.” As students move into the upper elementary grades (3–8), we envision 100 percent of PCLC students successfully progressing to “reading-to-learn” content material, where there is a deepening awareness of the demands of text and the need for students to read and write to communicate conceptual understandings. In our vision, all PCLC teachers (science, social studies, math, physical education, and so on) endeavor to ensure that 100 percent of their students become analytical readers, writers, and communicators of language. Our vision is in alignment with the Common Core Anchor Standards, which requires that all teachers address reading, writing, and critical thinking in their content areas to ensure that students are college and career ready. We see PCLC students entering the workforce with the strong reading, writing, mathematical, and critical-thinking skills that businesses will look for in twenty-first-century workers. Educational philosophy The philosophical stance of PCLC is that students learn best when they are consistently challenged to develop and use their higher-order thinking skills (Xxxxxx, 1997) through inquiry- based projects. We believe that a curriculum focused on mastery in all academic content areas but designed to challenge students to develop skills related to inquiry, critical thinking, problem solving, reflect...
Educational Philosophy. The school program goals include focusing on the needs of students for academic and life success realized through high school and eventual college graduation. The school program goals are realized through providing a safe and structured environment where UPA is able to support students to achieve academically and develop strong character values in order to meet student’s own personal goals. In addition, the school program goals focus on accountability, standard-based curriculum, and high expectations with measurable goals. UPA strives for strong academic outcomes for all students. United Preparatory Academy has specific core values on how learning best occurs and how to meet the rigorous standards UPA holds for the school and the school students. Specifically:
Educational Philosophy. United Preparatory Academy (UPA) has remained focused on our four core values outlined in the charter contract.
Educational Philosophy. The central focus of our educational program is college preparation. All children should be expected to achieve success in school and be prepared to achieve success in college. Our mission requires that we develop in all students the foundational skills, core content knowledge, critical-thinking ability, and personal characteristics necessary to succeed in demanding high schools on their way to college. We can only accomplish this through a highly structured and disciplined environment in which rigorous instruction drives every classroom and frequent assessments allow us to ensure every that student is receiving the ongoing academic support necessary for success. Our educational philosophy and program are built on four core values.
Educational Philosophy. The Community School of Naples provides a non-sectarian, college preparatory education reflecting the highest standards of American independent schools. Essential elements of its educational program include a comprehensive curriculum, a gifted faculty, and a low student-faculty ratio. These elements ensure that each student obtains the kind of individualized education that only an independent, college preparatory school can provide. The school is dedicated to affording an opportunity for personal growth, and to fostering a climate of respect, both for academic excellence and for human dignity. We believe that education is a process of transferring to the student the responsibility for his or her education through self- discipline and intellectual curiosity. We believe in a full and enriched curriculum that not only emphasizes academic content and skills, but also recognizes the importance of music, the visual and performing arts, and physical education, including intramural and interscholastic competition. The Community School curriculum is designed for students who combine academic ability, strong motivation, and the initiative to take responsibility for their education. Such students will succeed in the school’s vigorous college preparatory program by profiting from the small class sizes and the school’s careful merging of structure and freedom. The Community School is fundamentally committed to maintaining a coeducational student body that is representative of the southwest Florida area. Consequently, the school is open to all qualified students regardless of race, color, or creed. Financial aid is available.
Educational Philosophy. The philosophical stance of PCLC is that students learn best when they are consistently challenged to develop and use their higher-order thinking skills (Xxxxxx 1997) through inquiry- based projects. We believe that a curriculum focused on mastery in all academic content areas but designed to challenge students to develop skills related to inquiry, critical thinking, problem solving, reflection, collaboration, ethics, and work habits is needed if students are to become true, lifelong learners. Not only must students learn these skills, they must also learn to apply them at high levels if they are to be perceived as successful learners according to Common Core and Ohio Revised standards. At PCLC, we believe that the task of developing students’ higher- order thinking skills should be brought to the forefront of the curriculum and used as a guide for teachers in ensuring that students know how to apply the learned information and facts from content. PCLC also believes that academic excellence alone is insufficient for a successful life. We know that children bring many personal issues to school and that it is difficult for them to achieve academically if they are dealing with fear, anxiety, anger, isolation, and rejection. Therefore, PCLC promotes a supportive, inclusive school culture. PCLC will build this inclusive culture by consistently providing students with and without disabilities the opportunity, through character education and inclusive classrooms, to develop the social awareness, self-control, and problem- solving techniques needed to become thinkers who articulate their feelings and opinions in positive ways. We believe that the direct involvement of families and kin in school decision making lowers their distrust of educators and thus increases their involvement in and support of the school and its educational goals. Our belief is that the focus should not be on what schools can do for families, but on how to form genuine school/family partnerships (Xxxxx 1999). This philosophy is based on making a shift from focusing on involving parents only to a focus on involving whole families and the community in the education of children (Xxxxx 1999). We believe that in order to prompt kinship and community involvement in the academic and social development of students, schools have to begin to transform themselves into community learning centers with an array of services designed to assist students, their families, and the community. It is the stance of ...
Educational Philosophy. “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
Educational Philosophy. “If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.” – Xxxx Xxxxx, Democracy and Education (1944)
