Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Our students will use their independent learning skills and creativity to achieve academically and become successful global citizens.
London School Staff will:
- Share a vision of what quality instruction looks like
- Provide students with tasks of rigor and importance
- Be dedicated, motivated, positive, creative, knowledgeable, flexible and empathetic
- Recognize that our actions will impact the future of our London students
Essential Core: #1 - Academic Achievers
Students will…
- Communicate clearly both in writing and verbally
- Be literate: read for enjoyment and information
- Be intellectually curious and imaginative as they pursue and demonstrate new knowledge
- Develop core competencies that support life long learning
- Be mathematically literate
- Ask questions of other students, connect to prior knowledge, synthesize important concepts, and generalize to new understandings
Staff will…
- Use best practices in all academic areas.
- Read aloud to students (variety of genres)
- Provide opportunities for parents to become involved in reading activities with their children
- Embed technology throughout all academic areas
- Read professional literature that heightens our skills
- Display/publish student work
- Provide ample opportunity for students to explore and investigate their natural curiosities in academic areas
Essential Core: #2 - Independent Learners
Students will…
- Believe in themselves as learners
- Develop stamina in their learning efforts
- Have goals and work towards them
- Recognize and celebrate personal accomplishments
- Know how to struggle and persevere, working through difficult tasks
Staff will…
- Develop a common vocabulary: stamina, grit, determination, focus, self motivation, independent
- Explicitly teach the process of learning to students
- Set and review/update goals with students
- Hold students accountable for high standards
- Celebrate reaching goals (students and adults)
Essential Core: #3 - Creative Individuals
Students will…
- Appreciate others’ creative expression
- Explore different avenues of creativity – music, art, drama, project based instruction
- Find a means for creative expression
- Work collaboratively
Staff will…
- Provide opportunities for students to be creative in educational projects
- Provide music and art instruction
- Introduce students to others’ creative works (art, music, dance, drama, etc.)
- Provide opportunities for students to work collaboratively to solve problems
Essential Core: #4 - Global Citizens
Students will…
- Respect diversity-race, language, special education, religion, sexual orientation, physical appearances, varied family units (foster and adoptive families, single parent households, etc.)
- Develop volunteerism
- Treat others respectfully and with kindness
- Be a team player: accepting others ideas, compromising, listening
- Be environmentally aware and responsible
Staff will…
- Model, teach and expect appropriate behavior
- Regularly schedule class meetings for problem solving and creating classroom culture
- Provide multi-cultural experiences for students
- Provide opportunities for volunteerism
- Provide instruction on environmental responsibility