School Mission, Vision and Goals

Mission

The mission of the Antelope View Charter School is to provide students, who are committed to active participation in the educational process, a personalized learning experience that will prepare them for meaningful participation in a global community, using innovative, data-driven instruction to develop citizenship and proficiency in the California Standards. Students will graduate equipped with:

• Core knowledge and skills as defined in the California State Standards.
• Technological skills to function effectively in contemporary society and the workforce.
• Personal skills needed to take a lifelong active part in the world.
• An international mindset and awareness of personal nationality and culture.

Vision

While adherence to high academic standards is an important element of the Antelope View Charter School curriculum, we believe standards, by themselves, will not produce an "educated person" in the 21st century. A learning environment that actively engages students in a challenging program that leads to academic success is crucial (Caught in the Middle California Department of Education, 2001).

The world's diverse population groups are merging economically and culturally into a global community. The single career of our recent past is giving way to a lifelong portfolio of different occupations. An educated person in the 21st Century now must possess an understanding of different cultures and societies, infuse literacy, effective communication skills, and technology into learning, and develop more resilient, adaptive, thoughtful, respectful approaches to the challenges of living in our complex world.

We believe that students must have the understanding and personal skills necessary to take part in the world around them. Our students will respect the views, values and traditions of other individuals and cultures, seeking and considering a range of points of view. This includes the development of an international mindset and as well as an awareness of their own nationality and culture. To that end, the Antelope View Charter School will develop and adopt curriculum that offers integrated instruction that has global relevance and importance.

Goals

• Students will acquire the academic skills necessary for success in middle school, high school, college, and adult employment.
• Students will become self-motivated, competent, lifelong learners.
• Students will acquire the subject knowledge, skills and understandings they need to become aware of the world around them.
• Students will acquire the personal skills they need to take an active part in the world throughout their lives.
• Students will develop an international mindset in addition to an awareness of their own nationality and culture.
• Students will communicate proficiently in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
• Students will utilize technology as a tool for gathering, synthesizing, and communicating information.