Mission Statement

At EARJ we value:
Integrity and Respect
Leadership and Community
Optimism and Compassion
Commitment to Learning

We are committed to focusing on learning: student learning, professional learning, and organizational learning;

We are committed to developing students who are critical and creative thinkers in a variety of settings for a variety of purposes;

We are committed to ensuring our students are creative, resilient, autonomous learners who are self-motivated and willing to take appropriate risks in their learning;

We are committed to structuring opportunities for students to become effective communicators through developing their ability to comprehend complex materials, write coherently, and speak with fluency;

We are committed to creating opportunities for students to develop academic knowledge with great breadth and depth, as well as the skills to make connections and create deep, enduring understandings;

We are committed to facilitating experiences for our students that will help them become culturally conscious, community oriented, ethical decision makers prepared for a variety of leadership roles;

We are committed to effective collaboration and communication with families as partners in the education of their children;

We are committed to constructing a learning environment where our students are happy and healthy and where they have respect for themselves and others;

We are committed to the diversity that enriches our school system through the recognition of the contributions of a variety of ideas, values, and cultures.