Mission+Statement+-+Narrative


 * Mission Statement - Brief Narrative

Anyone who wants to take a stab at writing a brief narrative mission statement is invited to do so in this space.

Mission Statement:** (submitted by Larry)


 * The Bedford High School community will help students to develop both specific task- and discipline-based skills, along with broader abilities enabling them to derive meaning from information. Students will gain proficiency in specific disciplines, knowledge-bases, and cognitive/creative/expressive strategies, but will also place learning in the context of their own lives and interests, as well as in the larger contexts of their various communities and the world beyond, as they move towards both greater independence and a deeper understanding of the interdependence shared by us all. Strong communications, problem-solving, and technology skills will be essential as students strive to share insights and perspectives with others in a variety of settings. and in relation to many different real-world needs and situations.

Mission Statement:** (submitted by Jake)

The mission of Bedford High School is to serve the unique academic, physical, social, and emotional needs of students who are in a special and critical period of their lives as they mature from adolescence to adulthood. In a safe, supportive environment that promotes independence, self-discipline, motivation, and excellence in learning, the Bedford High School administration and faculty joins the parents and community to [ //alt.// foster in students the intellectual curiousity, critical thinking, and literacy that enable them to become respectful, responsible, and articulate global citizens ] assist the students in developing skills to become independent and self-sufficient adults who will succeed and contribute responsibly in a global community.

A creed (mantra) that identifies the goals, policies, and aspirations BHS //seeks// to achieve. (A //“living document”//) An //ideal,// not necessarily a //reality//, it reflects a //mission// not an accomplishment. A //framework// to express to faculty, students, and parents what we //hope// our collective efforts will produce. The mission statement is a means of //clarifying expectations// across all curricular disciplines.

Mission Statement: (second try by Larry – 6/12/07)

The mission of Bedford High School is to educate all students in a nurturing, democratic, challenging, and inclusive environment. The Bedford High School faculty, administration and staff, in partnership with parents and the community, work to help students attain the knowledge and develop the skills, intellectual curiosity, and values that will help them to become independent and self-sufficient adults who will contribute responsibly in a global community. By valuing diversity and fostering the ability to consider situations from a variety of viewpoints, BHS prepares students to continue to learn, adapt, and make well-informed decisions in an ever-changing world.

Mission Statement: (third try by Larry – later on 6/12/07)

The mission of Bedford High School is to educate all students in a nurturing, democratic, challenging, and inclusive environment. The Bedford High School faculty, administration and staff, in partnership with parents and the community, work to help students attain the knowledge and develop the skills, intellectual curiosity, and values that will help them to become independent and self-sufficient adults who will contribute responsibly in a global community. By providing opportunities for students to create meaning and to develop understandings of information, ideas, and beliefs in a variety of contexts, Bedford High School prepares students to continue to learn, adapt, and thrive, and to act in a well-informed, creative, and compassionate manner.

Mission Statement: (fourth try by Larry – yet later on 6/12/07) The mission of Bedford High School is to help all student, within a nurturing, democratic, challenging, and inclusive environment, gain a comprehensive education stressing depth of understanding, the ability to apply knowledge, and values of intellectual and personal responsibility, integrity, and respect. The Bedford High School faculty, administration and staff, in partnership with parents and the community, work to help students attain the knowledge, critical and creative thinking skills, general literacy (including technological and scientific), intellectual curiosity, and values that will help them to become independent and self-sufficient adults who will contribute responsibly in an ever-changing global community. By providing opportunities for students to create meaning for themselves and to develop understandings of information, ideas, and beliefs in a variety of contexts, Bedford High School prepares students to continue to learn, adapt, and thrive, and to act in a well-informed, creative, and compassionate manner.