Skyland Mission and Vision Statement

The mission of Skyland Community High School is to create a learning community dedicated to educating one student at a time. This starts by giving kids the opportunity to learn in a place where people know each other well and treat each other with respect. It continues by designing a personalized learning program for each student individually, providing real-world opportunities to connect students to their learning, and expecting them to find authentic, meaningful ways to show what they have learned. And it culminates in graduating self-directed learners armed with the skills and experiences to succeed in college and beyond.

Vision

We believe that schools should be guided by one clear principle: that everything they do should be “what’s best for kids.” For this to happen, schools have to be places where kids of all kinds are known well, understood and respected. Each student’s educational program should be developed by those who know him or her best: parents, teachers and him/herself. This program should grow out of needs, interests and passions. Its goal should be to connect him/her to the world and to the world of work.

In service of this vision, Skyland Community High School will provide students with:

• A highly personalized learning experience, characterized by an individual learning plan, daily advising, internship mentoring and rigorous academics based on student interests;
• A guiding partnership among students, parents, teacher-advisors, mentors, and the community that provides a learning context appropriate to student interest;
• Opportunities to participate in real-world learning through internships related to their interests;
• A formal learning experience that integrates and bridges school-based learning and work-based learning;
• A vibrant, flexible learning environment that provides equal access to all students by adjusting instruction to address student learning styles, abilities and interests; and
• Graduation with a high school diploma and the skills and experience needed for success in college and working in the real world.