Leicester High School Core Values and Beliefs – May 21, 2012 Proposal to faculty
The Leicester High School Community values the desire for personal growth and lifelong learning.
We prepare students for the future by:
Challenging all students with a rigorous curriculum within a safe, healthy, and positive environment.
Teaching higher-order thinking skills.
Providing various learning opportunities in and beyond the classroom.
Teaching higher-order thinking skills.
Providing various learning opportunities in and beyond the classroom.
Promoting good character.
Valuing diversity.
21st Century Learning Expectations (Academic, Civic and Social)
Leicester High School Students will:
Communicates Effectively
Problem solve effectively
Create original products
Use technology effectively
Exercise responsible citizenship
Actively learns and collaborates
LHS Mission Statement:
Leicester High School provides a safe, positive, and respectful learning environment. Students develop commitment to improving self, community, and country. Challenging academics, along with co-curricular and support programs, assure that all students attain their goals, demonstrate higher order thinking skills, accept individual differences, and contribute to a diverse society.
Social Expectations: Students will:
1. Work as cooperative and independent learners.
2. Develop an awareness of personal responsibilities and accept consequences for their actions.
3. Appreciate the value of, and have the opportunity to participate in, all aspects of the school community, social as well as academic.
4. Understand the behaviors that lead to personal wellness.
Civic Expectations: Students will:
1. Make positive contributions to their school and society.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of rights, duties, and responsibilities in a democracy.
3. Accept and respect others in a diverse world.