The Edison School

Description

Statement of Mission

The mission of The Edison School is to help children with unique learning styles think critically and develop a strong academic foundation. Through self-understanding and the creation of healthy compensatory skills, students are prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

The Edison School provides high-quality education to students with average to above-average cognitive ability with learning differences and varied learning styles who are motivated to explore academic and intellectual pursuits in a supportive environment. We meet students where they are by providing an intimate and encouraging community that honors the individual, values learning diversity, and fosters personal and social growth.

Philosophy

At The Edison School, the following beliefs guide our work:

• We believe that every student has the potential to learn.
• We believe that every person who interacts with a student is a teacher.
• We believe that learning differently demands that we teach differently.
• We believe that the responsibility for pedagogical decisions lies with individual teachers.
• We believe that all teachers should have the necessary resources for implementing the curriculum.
• We believe that parent partnerships are an essential component in the pursuit of academic and social development.
• We believe that we must encourage students to learn about learning and to form their own beliefs in a search for intellectual autonomy.
• We believe that the exploration of the arts and exposure to athletics are essential components in the development of independent, curious, and critical thinkers.
• We believe that we must impart to our students a sense of moral responsibility for their thoughts and actions in the hope that they will strive to be citizens tolerant of the differences in the world that they will inherit.