MOUNTVIEWMIDDLE
SCHOOL VISION & MISSION STATEMENT
Mountview Middle School believes that all educational and school related
decisions should be based upon the divergent needs and uniqueness of the
early adolescent. Our core values are respect and responsibility.
Through a climate of respect and trust in the emerging adolescent our
responsibility is to provide learning opportunities that meet the varied
physical, social and intellectual needs of each child that maximize his
or her potential. Our curricula must go beyond the traditional academic
subjects to prepare students to work cooperatively, utilize technology
to facilitate learning, practice civic responsibilities and demonstrate
wellness in a problem solving, decision-making model. With an emphasis
on how to learn and what to learn, we must prepare young adolescents to
be successful, productive and contributing members of our changing,
global society.
I. We believe in:
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Helping students develop and improve their critical
thinking skills.
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Helping students understand the principles and
responsibilities of a democratic society.
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Helping students understand and successfully cope
with the mental, physical, emotional and social
changes they
are experiencing as preadolescents and adolescents.
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Developing a student’s sense of self-discipline,
self-respect, and self-reliance.
II. We believe:
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Each student is capable of learning and should be
held to high expectations.
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Students must be actively involved in acquiring and
applying skills, knowledge, and attitudes.
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Our curriculum should be integrated and not
separated by single subject boundaries.
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Our instructional strategies must be diverse and
emphasize active learning.
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A variety of assessment strategies that measure
clearly defined outcomes are an integral part of this
process.
Our aim
is to make our students lifelong learners, who are appreciative of their
heritage, and equipped with the skills and positive self-esteem needed
to responsibly accept their part in a largely unknown future.
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