My mission is to encourage, educate, and empower ALL students to become life-long, self-learners who are well prepared to pursue higher education so that they can compete and thrive in a competitive and changing global economy.
ENCOURAGE: Inspire students to look beyond their immediate gratifications in hope that they; develop a broader perspective for their lives; embrace learning as a means of self-improvement and upward mobility; set stretch goals so they can achieve their greatest potential as productive citizens who care about others.
EDUCATE: Provide students with relevant and rigorous academics to; develop and employ their critical thinking skills; actively engage them in the learning process; question their assumptions; clear up germane misconceptions; challenge them appropriately so that they are motivated to learn more and more deeply.
EMPOWER: Cultivate a learning environment where students; utilize a Socratic approach to learning so that they can better comprehend complex concepts; feel comfortable with learning from their mistakes; embrace diversity as the most effective and comprehensive means of teamwork; effectively utilize technology as a tool to enhance their learning; with confidence, view challenges as an opportunity to succeed. Mr. Smith