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