MISSION AND HALLMARKS

Mission of Exploris Middle School

"To create a challenging and supportive learning community that engages each student in understanding and building a connected, just, and sustainable world."

Hallmarks of Exploris Middle School

• Supportive relationships
  • small-school setting
  • community of learners
• Mutually respectful environment
• High expectations for all
  • academic rigor
  • appropriate behavior
• Adolescent-centered
• Student responsibility in the learning process
  • participation in curriculum development
  • goal setting
  • authentic assessment
    • student self-assessment
    • narrative feedback
    • student-led portfolio conferences
• Integrated, thematic approach to learning
• Active, experiential learning
  • projects
  • journals
  • service learning
  • authentic, "real-life" experiences
  • exploration and discovery
• Global focus

Key Goals

Building on a foundation of proficiency in basic skills, Exploris Middle School seeks to enhance the growth of

• Independent learners
• Critical and creative thinkers
• Active and responsible participants in our global society