About Us » Why? How? What?

Why? How? What?

Why?

Our PURPOSE is to achieve EQUITY in education so that all students, families and communities have access to a wealth of opportunities for becoming college ready, active citizens, and life-long learners.

How?

As a COMMUNITY SCHOOL:

  • We partner with our students, families, and community based organizations to meet the needs of the whole child and family. 
  • We provide a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive culture, as well as a safe and healthy environment.
  • We maintain a transparent, reflective, and solution-oriented academic culture that allows all students to grow.
  • We engage and challenge students with a high quality rigorous education every day.

What?

We TEACH:

  • By focusing on deeper learning and enduring understanding through teaching for mastery with standards based grading.
  • By providing authentic learning experiences, using Project Based Learning  and Service Learning.
  • By integrating recent and relevant technology.
  • By fostering growth mindsets and social-emotional learning.
  • By maintaining  fully inclusive classrooms.

 

We EMPOWER:

  • By continually improving our practices 
  • By actively collaborating with all stakeholders
  • By equipping our community to be advocates. 

 

We LEAD:

  • By engaging in community service and activism
  • By using data to make informed decisions
  • By developing leaders through continuous learning