Centerpoint Mission Statement

A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS CREATING THE FUTURE

We are a dynamic community of learners who nurture creativity,independent thinking, and social responsibility through: a supportive environment,the development of learning tools, and the use of systematic educational processes.

Dynamic - this is a progressive, continually improving program embracing the future with strength and purpose.

Community of learners - all program participants are learners and teachers. All model the love of learning, desire to learn, and excitement about gaining knowledge to improve their lives, interactions and self-esteem. As a family-oriented community, there is a bond between and among participants that builds a sense of pride and common goals.

Nurture creativity - because all children are creative, participants encourage and provide fertile ground for creative thoughts, events and activities through innovative use of resources and a hands-on approach.

Nurture independent thinking - students have opportunities to develop interests, individual projects, problem-solving strategies, and individual learning styles and abilities.

Nurture social responsibility - students learn to be a contributor to their school, family and community by developing attitudes of caring, concern and empathy.

A supportive environment - home and school collaborate on the educational process. Goal setting, family groups, parental involvement and community resources are vital to the program.

Development of learning tools - needed tools for learning are taught through collaborative learning, individual and group problem-solving, non-competitive assessment, peer tutoring and mentoring, multi-aged groups, higher level thinking skills and goal setting. Essential skills in communications, mathematics, sciences, social sciences and related arts, are the foundation upon which outcomes are established. Learning by doing, themes and integrated units inform instruction. Defined standards, indicators of learning, self-evaluation, and authentic assessments provide the basis for reporting progress.

Systematic educational processes - these processes are based on research of effective practices and progressive thinking. They represent the areas of program design and organization including curriculum development, assessment, progressive reporting, parent involvement, instruction, goal-setting, action-planning, M.E.E.P. procedures, and program evaluation.

Mission statement last revised on 7/94