BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL INC
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Mission Statement
Mission The mission of Babcock Neighborhood School is to prepare kindergarten through grade eight students to become independent, creative and compassionate lifelong learners, leaders and problem solvers through an environmentally focused “greenSTEAM” educational program that integrates science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics within a thoughtfully prepared holistic learning environment. Vision The vision of Babcock Neighborhood School is to provide a world-class education in an inspiring and healthy environment, supported by strong public/private partnerships and community involvement that promotes the highest level of academic achievement, creativity, collaboration, and environmental literacy. The educational program at Babcock Neighborhood School (BNS) will employ multi-grade grouping and emphasize independence, freedom and respect for a child’s natural development. Engaging, clean, well-organized classrooms will facilitate movement and interaction, both indoors and out. Teachers and administrators will strive to build meaningful, productive relationships with every student. The following core values form the foundation of BNS’s student-focused greenSTEAM program: • Environmental Responsibility: We strive to create future stewards of the land. Our place-based learning curriculum allows students to develop a deep connection with the environment, encouraging them to participate in unstructured play and to explore their natural surroundings. • Maximizing Potential: We believe every student should realize their full potential. Our teachers seek to discover and nurture a child’s natural interests, drawing out their talents and cultivating their desire to learn. Our interactive, inspiring and healthy environment with its access to nature, art and music, nutritious meals, physical activity, and technology encourages students to celebrate the daily joy of learning. • Lifelong Learning: We strive to nurture a lifelong love of learning in our students, our teachers, and our staff. Our affiliation with local institutions of higher learning bolsters our efforts to ensure that we offer students and teachers the most innovative educational methods and theories. As supporters of “K through Gray” education, we know it is never too early or too late to learn something new and to create a positive impact in the world. • Sustainability: We believe in creating a sustainable environment. Our community is focused on clean renewable energy strategies including Florida Green Building Coalition certified community, homes, and buildings and a 75-megawatt solar farm. This will be a lesson in stewardship for students, and a step toward lessening our environmental footprint. • Health and Wellness: We believe in offering students a healthy learning environment. Our classroom design promotes activity and movement, our meals encourage proper nutrition, and our curriculum encourages outdoor play and physical activity. • Diversity: We recognize the unique personalities and learning styles of each of our students. Our school culture celebrates and respects differences while acknowledging the commonalities that bind us together as a community.
About This Cause
At Babcock Neighborhood School, cooperation is valued over the competition, underscoring the school’s focus on community. Individual differences are accepted and appreciated, while each student is treated and taught as an individual. Multi-grade grouping in the elementary grades helps to create a sense of family, while everyone contributes and takes responsibility for the functioning and maintenance of the classroom and the school. Respect for self, others, and the environment will be explicitly taught and modeled, fostering within BNS students a lifelong commitment to community and the social good. Project Based Learning (PBL), which follows the arc of constructivist and active learning, builds on the foundation of self-guided exploration and mastery as students progress through intermediate and middle grades. Students are presented with a problem that has real-world impact. In groups, they are then responsible for deciding how to explore and/or research the problem; they pose hypothesis that they set about either proving or disproving; they debate with team members; they analyze data, and they formulate solutions and draw conclusions. Students then present the results of their projects to the larger community. As students navigate the process of planning and executing the project design, they continue their development as active learners, constructing knowledge instead of simply receiving it. The classroom is the epicenter of the school experience for BNS students. Our teachers serve to guide the students not only in their academic endeavors but in their personal and behavioral growth, as well. They teach students about respect by providing them the freedom to make choices (and mistakes) within firm boundaries. As we nurture the whole child, we allow students to see the natural consequences of their behaviors and encourage them to make positive, respectful decisions going forward. Creating a culture of respect reaffirms each student’s self-worth and helps them find their role in the larger, more diverse school community. BNS parents and students will have access to unique educational and health-related resources in the town of Babcock Ranch, including The Wellness Center which houses a fitness center, an FGCU occupational and physical therapy center, and HCA West physician offices. BNS families will also have access to The Collaborative Working Space and Business Incubator, which helps members manage, develop and/or transition their careers. The community’s market/café, lakeside restaurant and community farm will work together to provide fresh, local and nutritious ingredients and meal options to students at BNS. The five-acre community farm provides convenient, locally grown high-quality produce and crops.