SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL

THE MISSION OF SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO CULTIVATE STUDENTS THE TENACITY, INTEGRITY, AND CURIOSITY NEEDED TO BECOME INNOVATIVE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERS, READY TO FACE AND SOLVE THE EVER-CHANGING CHALLENGES FACING OUR SOCIETY.ACADEMICALLY, SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL WILL BALANCE CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES THAT PROMOTE HIGHER-LEVEL THINKING AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING WITH STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENTS THAT PROVIDE SPECIFIC LEARNING TARGETS AND ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY. WHILE THE SCHOOL HONORS THE STRUCTURE AND RIGOR THAT IS DEFINED BY THE LEARNING STANDARDS, THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBILITY IN A CHILD'S LEARNING AND ALIGNS TO OUR MISSION OF FOSTERING CURIOSITY IN OUR STUDENTS.