Monday, August 24, 2009

The Imagination Diversity and Learning Elementary School Mission Statement

The Imagination Diversity and Learning (IDL) Elementary School

The IDL Elementary School is guided by a strong belief in the promise of young people to shape a better world through understanding, tolerance and environmental awareness. It is a vibrant educational community that offers an outstanding and multifaceted curriculum and also teaches young people to think critically and approach learning with curiosity and resourcefulness. IDL Elementary is a community that strives to uphold ideals of democracy, responsibility, diversity, environmental sustainability, and citizenship. Students are challenged intellectually, creatively, personally and socially so that they will be prepared to enter the world with opportunities and a sense of purpose and personal fulfillment.
Some of the many goals of the IDL Elementary School are:
1. To create a happier, healthier school environment that improves student welfare
2. To assist school communities to operate more sustainably, providing them with the resources and skills to develop more sustainable operations
3. To provide holistic sustainability education programs
4. To inspire all people to take action in their every day lives to live more sustainably
5. To celebrate our diversity through multicultural education while building communities of inclusion and acceptance
6. To empower marginalized groups
7. To create a bilingual teacher and student body
8. To recognize the richness brought on by difference and that which is discovered through commonality

by J. Smith

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