Our schools are committed to providing quality service in
responding to the diverse needs of our learners and ensuring
they experience a high quality, well-rounded education.
Schools strive to fulfill this commitment by working in
partnership with parents and the community. The Surrey School
District supports its schools in:
Providing Quality Education
Our district supports the healthy aspirations of the well-educated
student and all that this exemplifies. We promote the
development of students in becoming;
- creative thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers;
- effective communicators;
- literate and numerate;
- skillful at accessing, evaluating, synthesizing and presenting
information;
- effective collaborators;
- socially responsible;
- flexible and able to adapt to change;
- committed to personal health and fitness.
Developing Socially Responsible Citizens
Parents, schools, and communities share the responsibility for
students’ personal development. Socially responsible
individuals are able to meet life’s challenges with courage,
confidence and optimism in a way that conveys respect for
themselves and others. Through authentic learning
experiences, schools strive to cultivate these attributes which
are essential to the development of leadership skills and active
participation in a democratic society.
Supporting Our Aboriginal Learners
Aboriginal learners achieve greater success when they feel a
strong sense of belonging and a valued place in the school
community. Our schools are committed to further developing a
deep respect for Aboriginal learners' experiences and for the
importance of heritage, extended family, culture and tradition
that play such a large part in supporting each learner. Success
for Aboriginal students requires a commitment from and
collaboration among departments throughout the school district
to ensure there are services in place to increase the quality of
the learning experiences for our Aboriginal students.
Preparing Our Graduates for the Future
Curiosity, aptitude, and learning preferences play significant
roles in students’ life choices and career paths. Our schools
open “pathways of possibility” for students by providing a broad
range of programs and nurturing talents and interests. They are
responsive to the changing expectations of and opportunities in
the work world.
Helping Parents Support their Child’s Learning
Our district sees parent involvement as vitally important to
student success. Parents support their child’s learning in a
variety of ways, which change over the course of the child’s
experience in school. Evidence indicates that parent
involvement must be nurtured and celebrated so that parents
recognize themselves as valued partners in the learning
process:
- Parents must perceive schools as welcoming environments
that support their involvement.
- Sustainable structures must be in place that support an
effective working relationship between parents and the
school.
Promoting Broader Community Involvement
Schools rely upon the supports of the larger community in order
to address the diverse needs of students and their families.
They provide services and supports that increase the strength
of our communities:
- Partnerships involve shared ownership focused on common
goals.
- The development of community is enhanced through the
expanded role of the school and its community partners.
Supporting Professional Learning
Student learning and achievement are enhanced by quality
teaching and skillful leadership. Professional learning builds
individual and system capacity through attention to educational
research and focused inquiry. Surrey schools support high
quality professional learning that is:
- focused on student learning,
- comprehensive and sustained over time,
- embedded in the daily work of educators,
- collegial and collaborative.
Surrey Board of Education
Last Updated: June 29, 2010 |
