Mission

Weston High School is committed to providing a safe and intellectually challenging environment that will empower students to become innovative thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and inspired learners prepared to contribute to our global society.

Core Values & Beliefs

We believe that effective teachers:

•  Create opportunities for intellectual risk-taking, collaboration, problem-solving and application of classroom learning to real-life situations;

•  Implement strategies that promote ownership of learning to students;
•  Design instruction to integrate a variety of innovative technological tools and resources to
  enhance learning;
•  Demonstrate ongoing professional growth in order to increase the quality of instruction;
•  Collaborate with colleagues to share and discuss exemplary practices, interpret student
  performance data, and design assessments that promote twenty-first century skills.

We believe that successful students:

•  Communicate in a meaningful way for a variety of purposes and audiences;
•  Demonstrate a sensitivity to the precision and nuances of written, visual and aural medium
  through comprehension, interpretation and evaluation;
•  Employ critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems;
•  Pose questions, examine possibilities and apply skills to find solutions to authentic issues.

Our Social and Civic Expectations are:

•  Make positive choices related to physical and mental wellness;
•  Contribute to the local and global community in a collaborative and respectful manner.