I seek for each student the purity of the moment when the intellect, heart, body, and spirit are all in alignment.
My Mission as an Educator
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My mission, as an educator, is to assist students in developing the passion and skills for becoming lifelong, 21st century learners.
My Guiding Principles/Values
• Students First
Provide students with the highest quality learning experiences.
• Diversity Focus
Focus on valuing differences in gender, ethnicity, culture, personality, sexual orientation, and personal challenges.
• Learn by Immersion
Design experiential, interdisciplinary and holistic learning experiences.
• Ethics and Integrity
Encourage honesty and integrity in all life endeavors.
• Relevant Learning
Provide learning experiences that are relevant, practical, and motivating.
• Learning is Fun
Facilitate fun, challenging, and exciting learning experiences.
• Differentiate Instruction
Design learning experiences that are respectful of and honor the students’ unique abilities, talents, interests, and learning styles.
• Individual Growth and Development
Create an environment in which students are encouraged and empowered to grow and develop.
• Address All Learning Styles
Use a variety of innovative teaching methods. Provide a variety of educational experiences including group discussion, case studies, personal assessments, experiential exercises, collaborative learning experiences, and field studies.
• A Service-Orientation
Expose and teach students about community service with its associated values and rewards.
• A Collaborative Partnership
View the student-teacher relationship as a partnership. Resources and tools are provided to the students so they can direct their own learning experiences.
• Facilitate Innovation and Change
Set standards that encourage continuous improvement and the production of ideas that result in improved solutions.
• High Academic Standards
Set high academic standards with the expectation that all students will meet those standards.
• Written and Verbal Communication Skill Development
Provide creative learning experiences that enhance written and verbal skills - skills that will assist students in communicating as professionals.
Each time a man stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Robert Kennedy