The mission of Mulberry School is to provide a safe and creative learning community where the development of the whole child and active parent participation are integral to the day-to-day educational experience.

Expected Studentwide Learning Results

Student will demonstrate their:

Intellectual Understanding by:

Problem-solving skills
Creative and Critical Thinking
Meta-cognition (thinking about their own thinking)

Naturalistic Intelligence by:

Understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the natural world
Observation and organization of patterns in nature
Respect for local and global environment

Social Consciousness by:

Belonging and contributing to a multi-generational community
Becoming active caring citizens with sense of fairness
Pride in effort
Conflict resolution skills
Appreciation of diversity

Participating Actively by:

Cooperative and Collaborative learning
Assessment of own Learning Style with Emphasis on Strategies
Parents engaged in learning process

Imagination by:

Self-expression through writing, music, visual arts, speaking and performance arts
Curiosity
Taking risks and using multiple approaches
Free play

Realistic Thinking by:

Learning as Connected to Everyday Life and Life-Skills
Ability to Connect the Concrete to the Abstract
Academic understanding

Emotional and Physical Well-Being by:

Appreciation of movement and a healthy lifestyle as essential to the learning process
Multi-sensory learning and the ability to self-regulate
Moral autonomy and personal integrity
Acceptance of self and others
Intrinsic motivation and self-discipline

Goals

To challenge the full range of students' developmental abilities and interests; to encourage students to question, investigate, invent, and make connections, thus developing their higher level thinking skills.
To provide students with an intellectual framework for further growth within contexts that emphasize high expectations for excellence and creativity for all students.
To actively engage the learner in the construction of creating his or her own knowledge.
To promote multicultural awareness through curriculum and school-based activities.
To develop an atmosphere in which the parents, students, staff and the surrounding community see themselves as partners and feel safe, valued, and included