About Us
As the heart of our neighboring community, Southmoor Elementary values the character, contributions, and achievements of everyone who walks through the door. We work to create a culture we can be proud of, with diverse students who are curious and creative, yet kind and contributing citizens.
Everyday, our caring community of families, teachers, and school leaders embraces the unique spirit of our successful learners with a natural passion and excitement for Celebrating Students’ Character and Achievement.
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Character
We cultivate the characteristics of lifelong and holistic learners. We engage them in joyful, diverse and responsive learning experiences that help them build their identity and solidify their self-efficacy to be productive citizens of the world.
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Contribution
We create opportunities for each and every student to investigate the world, recognize perspectives, communicate their ideas and take action to have meaningful impact on their community and the world.
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Celebration
We honor and celebrate the culture, identity, potential, talents and achievement of every child in a safe learning environment. We provide them with opportunities that enable them to take risks, learn about themselves, and the world.
Southmoor’s
Vision
Southmoor celebrates our equitable, diverse, and inclusive community by supporting and developing the full potential of the whole child.
We prioritize our students’ academic, social, emotional, and physical needs as we engage in meaningful learning opportunities for ALL!
Southmoor’s
Mission
Southmoor is in service of the holistic development of every child through meaningful social, emotional and academic learning experiences. We promote the formation of every student’s character, mindsets, skill set and agencies for learning to contribute to the community and the world. We advocate for the celebration of one’s culture. identity, potentials, talents and achievements of all students.
Southmoor’s
Core Values
Respect
I take care of myself, my community, and my environment.
I include all voices and value other’s culture, identity, and achievement .
I actively listen and communicate appropriately using positive language and intentional actions.
Responsibility
I actively participate and positively contribute to my own growth and positively impact my community
I remain focused on meeting expectations and accomplishing goals.
I take ownership of my actions by reflecting and responding.
Collaboration
I create a space to work with others and value collective effort towards a common goal or purpose.
I contribute to building the capacity of the team to make a positive impact.
I engage in collaborative problem-solving and action-taking with the stakeholders.
Kindness
I encourage and show appreciation for others in the community.
I demonstrate empathy by understanding and responding to my own feelings and those around me.
I respond with care and offer help to make a positive contribution to others.
student
mindsets
Learn and Grow: A belief that one can progress towards a goal.
Perevere to Achieve: The understanding and value of the importance of effort to achieve a goal.
Master your Emotions: The awareness and understanding of one’s feelings and how to manage them towards a high level of productivity.
Imagine, Create, and Build: The desire to approach a situation or solve problems using multiple ways and a variety of context
Wonder and Inquire: The sense of awe to explore and expand one’s understanding of self and the world.
skill
sets
Goal Setting: The ability to envision a future version of self.
Read with Understanding: The ability to obtain and analyze information to make decisions.
Effective Oral and Written Communications: The ability to ask for and share information that can influence others in a variety of formats.
Problem Solving: The process of acquiring and using resources to work through obstacles that hinder one’s ability to grow.
Collaboration: The ability to work with others towards a common purpose to achieve the desired goals or state.
Learner
Agencies
Voice: Identify problems, generate solutions, groups as leaders of change, and accept responsibility for outcomes.
Choice: Self-direct learning based on challenges, problems, or passions and chooses strategies, people, and resources to develop a plan for action.
Engagement: Intrinsically motivated to pursue passions and purpose and is in control of and responsible for learning.
Motivation: Involve in learning for the love of learning and derive satisfaction from understanding, learning a skill, attaining knowledge, or creating something.
Ownership: Self-monitor progress to adjust learning plan as he or she meets goals and pursues interests and passions in innovative ways.
Purpose: Desire a sense of purpose in the world where he or she chooses a problem or challenge to tackle looking beyond self-interests for a meaningful life.
Self-Efficacy: Develop resilience for rigorous learning where he or she embraces challenges, takes risks, and views failure as a learning opportunity.
References:
* Mindsets, Skill Sets and Agencies for Learning, Bill Zima
**How to Personalize Learning, Bray and McClaskey, 2016
