Mission

Mission:

To prepare students for educational and personal success, by providing interdisciplinary, arts-based instruction, that addresses the diverse needs and learning strengths of middle-school students.

 

Renaissance Principles and Values:

1. Take Care of Yourself: Be Prepared

Coming to class prepared includes, but is not limited to:

• Come to class on time.
• Make sure class materials are labeled.
• Bring all required materials including a charged laptop and charger chord.
• Check Teams and email daily.
• Turn in completed assignments to the expectations set by the teacher.
• Follow teacher directions, classroom procedures and school policies.

2. Take Care of Others: Be Empathetic and Respectful

Being empathetic and respectful includes, but is not limited to:

• Work quietly so all can concentrate on their work.
• Keep hands, feet, objects and negative comments to yourself.
• Be kind, helpful and friendly to others.
• Be willing to help if someone needs it.
• If someone asks you to stop something, you stop.
• When someone is talking, you practice active listening.
• Practice perspective taking.

3. Take Care of Our School: Be Responsible

Being responsible includes, but it is not limited to:

• Keep tables clean.
• Follow procedures taught by teachers for cleaning up.
• Return materials to their proper place as instructed by the teacher.
• Leave our classroom neat and tidy.
• Treat our classroom and materials respectfully so that all may use them.
• If you find something that does not belong to you, give it to the owner or a teacher.
• Show the pride you have in our school by the way you care for it.

4. Take ownership of your learning: Be Persistent

Being persistent includes, but is not limited to:

• Never give up on making sense of work.
• Take risks; mistakes are part of the learning process.
• There are no failures only opportunities to grow and learn.
• Complete and turn work in on time.
• Ask for help and advocate for what you need.
• Be aware of what you need in the learning environment to be successful.
• Do work that you can have pride in.
• It is quality of work not only quantity that matters.