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Our District
Philosophy of Education of
South Country School District
The primary purpose of South Country
School District is to impart knowledge and develop as fully as possible the
total capabilities of each and every pupil and to prepare him/her for a
contributing part in American society and the world.
This two-fold purpose demands sound instruction in basic skills in
accordance with New York State Statutory Requirements, the effective
teaching of subject matter, and the development of each child's mind
character, and physical well-being to the end that he/she may cultivate
reasoning, sound judgment, and creativity.
(Excerpted from The
Policy Manual; South Country Central School District, 2003)
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Educational Goals -
It is the responsibility of the Board of Education to
employ administrators, faculty, and staff to accomplish the following goals
of the School District in accordance with its Educational Philosophy:
- The student is to be taught
the skills of reading, and written and oral expression.
- The student is to be taught
at least the basic mathematical skills to enable him/her to function
efficiently in our economic system.
- The student will be
encouraged to develop, express, and apply his/her powers of reasoning,
decision making, analytical and critical thinking, and communication.
- The student will be given the
opportunity to understand the structure and function of our federal,
state, and local levels of government. Students should be shown the
oral, experiential, and economic basis for our laws and customs.
- The student is to be
presented with the history of the nation and the world; the issues that
unite and/or divide the nation and the world; the geographies and
cultures of the world, and the opportunity to choose form selected
foreign languages.
- The student is to be taught
the basic sciences and the understanding of the impact of technology on
his/her social and physical world.
- The student's vocational,
recreational, artistic, or aesthetic abilities should be cultivated,
built upon, and expanded, both through curricular and extra-curricular
activities.
- The student shall be helped
to develop self-discipline, a sense of values, a sense of
responsibility, and sound mental and emotional health, as well as an
appreciation of human differences, needs, and aspirations.
- The student shall be helped
and encouraged to develop physical fitness and personal hygiene.
(Excerpted from The Policy Manual; South Country
Central School District, 2003) |
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