Commitment to Students and Student Learning

 

·        Demonstration of care and commitment

 

(a) model for students the curiosity, enthusiasm, and joy of learning

(b) help students to appreciate their own identity, to learn more of their cultural heritage, and to build self-esteem

(c) demonstrate concern for student character, peer relationships, and personal aspirations

 

·        Support for student learning

 

(a) understand and use a range of teaching methods to address learning, cultural, spiritual, and language differences, and family situations

(b) develop programs for students that incorporate a knowledge and understanding of human development and learning theory

 

·        Equitable and respectful treatment

 

(a) accommodate the differences in students and respect their diversity

(b) help students to connect learning to their own life experiences and spiritual and cultural understandings

 

·        Growing as individuals and as contributing members of society

 

(a) encourage students to become active, inquisitive and discerning citizens

(b) create opportunities for students to understand, facilitate and respond to change

(c) reinforce the rights and responsibilities students have as citizens

 

·        Assistance in becoming lifelong learners

 

(a) link the curriculum and learning experiences to everyday life

(b) encourage students to know about, reflect on and monitor their own learning

(c) challenge students in the pursuit of excellence