Mission & Core Values:

 It is the Mission of the Greenwich Public Schools
•  to educate all students to the highest levels of academic  achievement;
•  to enable them to reach and expand their potential; and
•  to prepare them to become productive, responsible, ethical, creative and compassionate members of society.

Core Values: “As educators, we value…
A Comprehensive education:  we provide our students with a challenging, well-rounded education that includes the arts, humanities, mathematics, the sciences, technology, and health, and that fosters students’ social and emotional well-being.
High expectations:  we hold ourselves and our students to high standards of performance and behavior.
Integrity:  we are honest, ethical, and respectful of others, and we foster those traits in our students.
Accountability:  we establish clear goals, measure progress, and take responsibility for results, and we teach our students to become responsible, self-motivated learners.
Collaboration:  we partner with parents and our diverse community to support our students’ learning, and we teach our students to work cooperatively with others to accomplish goals.
Diversity:  we appreciate, respect, and learn from diverse viewpoints, and we teach our students to do the same.
Life-long learning:  we challenge ourselves to continue our own professional and personal development, and we strive to instill a love of learning in our students.”

Vision of the Graduate:

The Greenwich Public Schools are committed to preparing students to function effectively in an interdependent global community. Therefore, in addition to acquiring a core body of knowledge*, all students will develop their individual capacities to:

• Pose and pursue substantive questions
• Critically interpret, evaluate, and synthesize information
• Explore, define, and solve complex problems
• Communicate effectively for a given purpose
• Advocate for ideas, causes, and actions
• Generate innovative, creative ideas and products
• Collaborate with others to produce a unified work and/or heightened understanding
• Contribute to community through dialogue, service, and/or leadership
• Conduct themselves in an ethical and responsible manner
• Recognize and respect other cultural contexts and points of view
• Pursue their unique interests, passions and curiosities
• Respond to failures and successes with reflection and resilience
• Be responsible for their own mental and physical health