Vision and Mission

Mission and Student Learner Outcomes

Our School’s Mission

Our mission is to provide a rigorous and relevant Common Core STEAM curriculum, where students develop as critical thinkers engaging in a relationship-based collaborative and creative learning environment through self-directed inquiry in which design thinking, technology integration, and project-based learning bridges the arts and sciences in an interdisciplinary and innovative educational model

School Vision

Broadening access to learning that is socially embedded, interest-driven, and highly participatory where new technologies, experimentation, and exploration empower democratic and civic engagement that connects students to the greater global community in a rapidly changing 21st Century.

Nurture Curiosity & Expect Creativity Philosophy

         Our goal is to nurture curiosity, wonder, and self-actualization in each student. We believe genuine engagement is the process of discovery in the beauty and truth in nature and the student’s own identity. We believe rigorous inquiry is fundamental to that discovery and that support and scaffolding for each individual student’s instructional needs are primary to each student’s success in that process.

         We expect each student to create and that such creation is rigorous and stems from their deep understanding of the beauty and truth in nature and themselves.  We expect each student to critically problem solve in the creative process, with determination, and through faithful and respectful collaboration with their peers and mentors.

Expected School Wide Learning Goals(Outcomes)

Student Power Paw Expectations

Bears are Prompt and respect others’ time and their own through management of due dates, schedules, and appropriate use of technology.

Bears are Prepared to learn and make an impact through collaboration, cooperation, and adaptability. 

Bears are Productive communicators and critical thinkers who articulate their ideas through perseverance, teamwork, analysis, reflection, and revision.

Bears are Passionate about the world and learning through wonder, intellectual risk taking and engagement in individual and group goals, curricular and real world application.

Bears are Polite and always practice kindness and respect for self and others by embracing diversity and differing viewpoints, showing consideration and concern for others, and community engagement.