Our Mission
Making learning challenging, engaging, and fun!
Mission:
As a community of lifelong learners, we will work together to meet the challenges of the 21st century. We learn best when we can all take risks and exhibit independence, pride, and respect for ourselves and others, so that we can make productive contributions to society.
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Vision:
Through rigorous and engaging standards-based learning tasks, we will develop creative and critical thinking skills. Thoughtful, collaborative, decision making will support a positive educational environment.
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Blended Learning Vision:
Through the use of clear protocols and structures, with access to a universal platform, materials and content, we will enable students to engage in discussions, take risks, reflect on feedback, and choose how their learning is demonstrated. We will develop a blended learning atmosphere by providing a collaborative, safe, engaging and equitable environment, with seamless movement between online and in-person learning.
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Instructional Focus
If we provide opportunities for students to collaborate and engage in meaningful discussions through rigorous real world problem solving activities, then we will strengthen their ability to reason and prove.
Great IDEAS begin at P.S. 483
School Wide Learning will focus on 21st Century College and Career Skills so that all our students will be able to:
Investigate real-world problems and find creative ways to solve them using research skills and technology
Develop strong foundational skills and expand those abilities every year through common core aligned curriculum
Explore different points of view and use evidence to support and express ideas through discussions
Analyze complex topics and learn vocabulary to understand the world through challenging fiction and non-fiction texts
Show respect for one another, appreciate differences, and celebrate independence by participating in School Wide Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS)