Prescott's Philosophy:
School climate and culture is created by purposeful attention to the learning environment. Maximizing instructional time and providing a productive, safe learning environment is possible when the school community is clear about its desired outcomes and mission and carefully creates routines, policies, and procedures that support those outcomes.
Just as the Expeditionary Learning requires the teachers to utilize a variety of instructional materials to deliver the academic content, there also is not one set of materials used to deliver instruction in the area of social skills or character development. What is important when selecting materials, is to assure that the materials or program that is used aligns with the Prescott Philosophy. Examples of programs that align are: Creative Curriculum, Love and Logic and Conscious Discipline. These programs are appropriate resources for staff and parents.
As an Expeditionary Learning School, Prescott’s school culture is developed and sustained through practices that bring the community together, promote shared understandings, and encourage all community members to become crew and not passengers. The faculty and staff articulate and promote a set of character traits that are emphasized throughout the school. A focused, rigorous, challenging and engaging curriculum helps to decrease the need for behavior interventions.
Rituals and traditions are developed within the classroom and school-wide to foster a sense of belonging and identity as well as to promote the vision of the school. The rituals provide a sense of predictability and stability for the students. They also allow a structured opportunity for the school to build a greater sense of community. Each classroom holds a morning meeting each day to help to build that sense of community and rituals. The Dolphin Gatherings that are held twice per month also help to build a sense of school community.
School climate and culture is created by purposeful attention to the learning environment. Maximizing instructional time and providing a productive, safe learning environment is possible when the school community is clear about its desired outcomes and mission and carefully creates routines, policies, and procedures that support those outcomes.
Just as the Expeditionary Learning requires the teachers to utilize a variety of instructional materials to deliver the academic content, there also is not one set of materials used to deliver instruction in the area of social skills or character development. What is important when selecting materials, is to assure that the materials or program that is used aligns with the Prescott Philosophy. Examples of programs that align are: Creative Curriculum, Love and Logic and Conscious Discipline. These programs are appropriate resources for staff and parents.
As an Expeditionary Learning School, Prescott’s school culture is developed and sustained through practices that bring the community together, promote shared understandings, and encourage all community members to become crew and not passengers. The faculty and staff articulate and promote a set of character traits that are emphasized throughout the school. A focused, rigorous, challenging and engaging curriculum helps to decrease the need for behavior interventions.
Rituals and traditions are developed within the classroom and school-wide to foster a sense of belonging and identity as well as to promote the vision of the school. The rituals provide a sense of predictability and stability for the students. They also allow a structured opportunity for the school to build a greater sense of community. Each classroom holds a morning meeting each day to help to build that sense of community and rituals. The Dolphin Gatherings that are held twice per month also help to build a sense of school community.