BENJAMIN STODDERT SCHOOL PTO

TO PROVIDE A SAFE, CARING, NURTURING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR EACH CHILD TO LEARN TO THE FULLEST POTENTIAL. TO HELP CHILDREN UNDERSTAND, RESPECT, AND APPRECIATE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES, RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC PRACTICES, AND TO BE KIND AND CONSIDERATE TO EACH OTHER. TO IMPLEMENT THE PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING WITHIN A STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM NOT ONLY TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, BUT ALSO TO DEVELOP CREATIVITY, PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITIES, AND HIGHER-LEVEL THINKING SKILLS. TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SUBJECT MATTER AND TEACHING METHODOLOGIES IN ENGLISH, READING, WRITING, MATHEMATICS, THE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY IN WHICH EACH STUDENT CAN LEARN AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR LEARNING. TO INSTILL IN EACH CHILD THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUSTWORTHINESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, CARING, AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP. TO HELP EACH CHILD ACQUIRE THE HABITS OF SETTING HIGH EXPECTATIONS, MEETING STANDARDS, AND APPLYING LEARNING.