Vision, Mission and Values
Our Vision
Every Stanford New Schools student graduates with the full array of skills, dispositions and knowledge needed for success in college and the workplace. Our students will be proficient in all academic areas. They will be equipped to be leaders in their local and global communities and to address the complex problems of the 21st century.
Our Mission
To expand the potential in each of our students in an environment of responsive, challenging and engaging instruction. Through our innovative collaboration with Stanford University, we commit to provide excellent teachers, supported by experts on research-based practices. Stanford New Schools holds high standards for the educational program and management systems designed to support teaching and learning.
Our Values
We are committed to:
- Providing equity of access and opportunity so that all students can achieve academic success
- Responsive, challenging and engaging instruction that promotes creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
- Using technology effectively to improve learning and to prepare students to use technology productively in their lives
- Addressing the needs of the whole child, including physical and mental health, and developing social skills and a sense of personal and social responsibility
- Providing students opportunities to become literate and conversant in both English and Spanish
- Broadening students’ real-world experiences
- Putting our students’ needs at the center of all decisions
- Engaging families as partners in the education of our students in an environment that respects the culture and language diversity of our students and families
- Providing a supportive, inclusive and productive K-12 professional learning community for teachers and staff
- Partnering with Stanford University to develop, assess, and disseminate innovative educational practices and serve as a resource for teacher preparation
- Involving and serving the larger East Palo Alto community
