THE HOLLIS SCHOOL BOARD BELIEVES THAT THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY, IS TO HELP EACH STUDENT DEVELOP TO HIS OR HER FULLEST POTENTIAL AS A HUMAN BEING.

 

ACCORDINGLY, EACH STUDENT MUST:

·       Be accepted as an individual without regard to race, national origin, creed, sex, or handicapping condition

·        Be encouraged to develop a sense of responsibility

·        Be provided with opportunities to work to the limits of his or her potential

·        Be afforded the opportunity to succeed and to learn how to recover from failure.

 

FURTHER, OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MUST:

·        Take advantage of the individual's strong, inherent desire to learn and to make sense of his other environment

·       Be structured to facilitate learning through discovery, exploration and involvement, in addition to abstract experience

·        Strive to maintain the individuality and originality of the learner

·        Provide a structure in which students can learn from and work with each other

·        Encourage learning in other environments

·       Be structured in a manner that reflects the freedoms and responsibilities that citizens have in our society

·        Make available a curriculum that helps each student to:

·        Develop the ability to use language to communicate effectively

·        Use mathematical knowledge and methods to solve problems

·        Reason logically

·        Use abstractions and symbols with power and ease

·        Apply and understand scientific knowledge and methods

·        Make use of technology and understand its contributions, advantages and limitations

·        Express oneself through the arts and understand the artistic expression of others

·        Understand our own nation

·        Understand other nations and their cultures

·        Understand his/her relationship to the space in which s/he exists as well as the relationship of our planet to the universe

·        Apply knowledge about health, nutrition, and physical activity

·        Acquire the capacity to meet unexpected challenges

·        Make informed value judgments

·        Recognize and use his/her full learning potential

·        Prepare to go on learning for a lifetime

·        Emphasize that relationships do exist between all subject areas in the curriculum

·        Establish high expectations for every student(s) in all facets of the program

 

 

WE FURTHER BELIEVE THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, BASED ON THESE TENETS, WILL HELP EACH HOLLIS STUDENT TO BECOME A CONTRIBUTING, PARTICIPATING AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBER OF OUR SOCIETY.

Adopted by School Board 2/1/90                                              Reaffirmed 9/9/99