Our Mission

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At Mt. Ararat High School our vision is for every student to explore and work toward fulfilling her or his unique potential.

In order to achieve this vision, it is our mission to:

 

•    ensure challenging and personalized learning

•    teach essential skills necessary to meet the demands of a changing world

•    provide a safe, nurturing and intellectually vibrant environment where diversity is valued and everyone is respected

•    work in partnership with families and the community to promote health and development of the whole individual

At Mt. Ararat High School graduates will be self-directed and life long learners. As such, they will be:

•    effective communicators

•    quality workers

•    problem solvers

•    integrative and informed thinkers

At Mt. Ararat High School graduates will be responsible and involved citizens. as such, they will:

•    assume responsibility for their own behavior and utilize appropriate conflict resolution skills,

•    demonstrate an understanding of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society

•    be respectful and tolerant

 

 

Sample QUESTIONS:   

 

 

Why would students see this as important to their lives? Why is this essential for their future success?

What does it look like in real life?

 

How does this happen?

 

What needs to be in place? – What do students need to know and be able to do in order to do this? 

 

What does it look like when someone is successful?     How would we know if it’s happened?

 

What does progress look like? How do people develop in this area? Do they practice? What do they need to know about this in order to see growth?

 

What types of opportunities already exist within the MTA experience?

 

What are some other ways that students can grow and develop?

 

What might our role be in supporting students?

 

What would we do if we wanted to make sure students don’t do this?

 

At Mt. Ararat High School our vision is for every student to explore and work toward fulfilling her or his unique potential.

In order to achieve this vision, it is our mission to:

 

•    ensure challenging and personalized learning

•    teach essential skills necessary to meet the demands of a changing world

•    provide a safe, nurturing and intellectually vibrant environment where diversity is valued and everyone is respected

work in partnership with families and the community to promote health and development of the whole individual

 

 

1) exploring unique potential

How would we know that each student is exploring his or her unique potential?

What do people do to explore their unique potential?

What do they need to know about themselves in order to think about potential?

Where does the evidence of this come from? Can others know if it’s happening? Is it up to the student and those who know him/her well?

Do we have examples of people doing this?

 

 

 

2) working toward fulfilling potential

How would we know that each student is working toward fulfilling his or her unique potential?

What do people do to work toward fulfilling potential?

What do they need to know about themselves in order to know if they are making progress?

Where does the evidence of this come from? Can others know if it’s happening? Is it up to the student and those who know him/her well?

Do we have examples of people doing this?

 

 

 

 

3) ensure challenging and personalized learning

 

 

 

 

4) teach essential skills necessary to meet the demands of a changing world

 

 

 

 

5) provide a safe, nurturing and intellectually vibrant environment where diversity is valued and everyone is respected

 

 

 

 

6) work in partnership with families and the community to promote health and development of the whole individual

 

At Mt. Ararat High School graduates will be self-directed and life long learners. As such, they will be:

effective communicators, quality workers, problem solvers, integrative and informed thinkers

 

 

7)    What do self-directed learners look like? What do they do?

•    How does one become a self-directed learner?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their ability to be more self-directed?

 

 

 

8)    What do life long learners look like? What do they do?

•    How does one become a life long learner?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to be a life long learner?

 

 

 

9)    What do effective communicators look like? What do they do?

•    How does one become an effective communicator?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to be an effective communicator?

 

 

 

10)     What do quality producers look like? What do they do?

•    How does one become a quality producer?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to be a quality producer?

 

 

 

11)     What do problem solvers look like? What do they do?

•    How does one become a problem solver?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to be a problem solver?

 

 

 

12)     What do integrative and informed thinker look like? What do they do?

•    How does one become an integrative and informed thinker?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to be an integrative and informed thinker?

 

At Mt. Ararat High School graduates will be responsible and involved citizens. as such, they will:

 

•    assume responsibility for their own behavior and utilize appropriate conflict resolution skills,

•    demonstrate an understanding of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society

•    be respectful and tolerant

 

 

13)     What do responsible and involved citizens look like? What do they do?

•    How does one become a responsible and informed citizen?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to be a responsible and informed citizen?

 

 

 

 

14)     What does it look like when students are responsible for their behavior? What do they do?

    What does it look like when students use appropriate conflict resolution skills? What do they do?

•    How do students learn to assume responsibility for their own behavior and utilize appropriate conflict resolution skills?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to be responsible for their behavior?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to use appropriate conflict resolution skills?

 

 

 

15)     What does it look like when students demonstrate an understanding of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society? What do they do?

•    How do students develop an understanding of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society?

•     How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their understanding of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society?

 

 

 

 

16)     What does it look like when one is respectful and tolerant? What does one do?

•    How does one become respectful and tolerant?

•    How might we engage and support students to self assess, set goals, gather evidence, collaborate and learn from others?

•    What types of learning activities that we already provide support this development?

•    What are other possible opportunities might help students develop their capacity to be respectful and tolerant?