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Mission Statement
"In partnership with families and community, Battle Creek Environmental Magnet provides a strong, nurturing environmentally focused curriculum that promotes responsible students who will respect others and their natural world."
Goals
The Battle Creek Elementary Staff is committed to using all of it's available resources to provide a learning environment that is conducive to high levels of achievement by all students in all academic areas. As an environmental magnet school, environmental activities are embedded in the curriculum to increase awareness of our connection to the earth and foster personal responsibility to care for it. We promote excellence, develop creativity, and encourage academic achievement and cooperation in a nurturing environment.
Vision
- School will be a
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positive, nuturing learning environment supported by sound teaching strategies and technological tools that provide effective instruction.
- The environmental and science standards are integrated into all subject areas to provide a strong understanding of environmental science at all grade levels.
- Staff development opportunities will be provided to allow staff and parents to continually develop effective teaching strategies for use at both home and school.
- Parent and community involvement will be an integral part of the environmental education school.
- All students will be active, self directed learners.
- All students will have equal access to learning activities and technology
that will meet their needs and address their learning styles.
revised on December, 2007
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State Department of Education
