Discovery Charter School

School Mission:

The mission of the Tracy Learning Center is to equip students with the skills necessary to better understand themselves, their relationship with learning and their responsibility as a citizen of the 21st Century. Students are able to organize and analyze information, draw appropriate conclusions, present their findings and then share their research via networks with others locally and around the world. The schools meet the needs of every student by making possible engaging, relevant, and intellectually challenging learning opportunities that were previously difficult or impossible to achieve.

The ability to utilize, manipulate and share information enables pupils to become self-motivated, competent, and life-long learners. The educational climate fosters student learning utilizing different modalities and provides a non-threatening environment in which learners can be motivated. The teachers act as facilitators providing opportunities for small group instruction and individualized learning. Teachers also create a community which empowers students to discover the unique qualities of their own learning. All students participate in service learning projects that involve collaboration with city and business representatives, thereby forming connections as contributing members of the larger community. Learning does not result from access alone, but from continuous dynamic interaction among students, educators, parents and the extended community.