Our purpose is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will help them to grow into creative thinking individuals, who are capable of meeting their responsibilities in a democratic society. As students enter an increasingly complex world, they must be prepared for a lifetime of learning and be able to access and integrate knowledge in coherent and meaningful ways. With this foundation, students will be prepared for a future of options.
Through the combined efforts of faculty, administration, students, parents and community members, we provide an integrated curriculum with related learning experiences. These allow students to acquire capabilities in the area of personal and global stewardship, communication, reasoning, problem-solving and the human record.*
All students are expected to:
1. accept responsibility for their learning.
2. become critical thinkers, able to access and process knowledge in many ways.
3. work both independently and collaboratively with respect for human diversity.
4. be able to make healthy decisions about themselves, their relationships and about the community and the world in which they live.
5. communicate effectively in a variety of ways.
6. be technologically literate.
7. develop a broad base of knowledge about the human record.
The school:
1. is committed to ongoing and meaningful improvement of curriculum, assessmentand instruction.
2. promotes, as its primary concern, high academic expectations for all students.
3. provides an environment with a positive attitude toward achievement and mutual respect among educators, students and parents.
4. provides a wide range of options for students with flexibility to meet individual needs.
5. provides a facility that reflects the academic and extracurricular goals of the students and staff.
6. uses technological resources to enhance teaching and learning.
7. conducts an ongoing and regular review of the Statement of Purpose.
* As described in Maine's Common Core of Learning, p. 28:
"The study of the human record not only includes the actions and events of the past but also the constructs of human thought and creativity as they have evolved through time. The human record includes works of literature and the arts; scientific laws and theories; the concepts of government, economic systems, philosophy, and mathematics."
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