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Academic Excellence: We believe all students will strive for academic excellence.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
- develop a love of learning;
- give their best effort to master all aspects of the curriculum;
- use strategies to solve problems;
- have high expectations and continually challenge themselves to learn;
- learn to set short and long term goals;
Confidence: We believe all students will be confident in their capabilities, their value to society, and their ability to succeed.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
- assume they can succeed;
- value all attempts at learning and understand that making mistakes is part of learning;
- be proud of their best efforts and the work they produce;
- think and act independently in the face of peer pressure;
- take risks to achieve their goals;
- learn and use different approaches to problem solving;
Cooperation: We believe all students will be valuable, contributing group members.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
- help others to learn;
- listen attentively to others;
- be willing to work with everyone;
- accept tasks assigned and follow through;
Respect: We believe all students will show respect for themselves, others and their community.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
- value individual differences;
- treat others with consideration;
- value different points of view;
- be sensitive to the feelings of others;
- take care of their property and the property of others;
Responsibility: We believe all students will take responsibility for their words and actions.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
- be accountable for their behavior, actions and decisions;
- follow through on commitments;
- take initiative to ask questions, seek help, and actively participate in the learning process;
- be trustworthy and dependable;
- demonstrate good sportsmanship and fairness in dealing with others.
