Change will be a core characteristic of the 21st century. The future workforce will change jobs an average of eight times during their working lives, and as knowledge continues to increase, information management, technology, and communication will become tools for success.
Systems Theory reverses the historical tendency to view reality as a set of divided and static components in favor of dynamic and interconnected subsystems that are embedded within one another. Successful workers, therefore, will need to acquire systems thinking and possess excellent problem-solving skills. This nation will require a citizenry who have learned to learn, and who, more than ever before, have learned to work cooperatively. Not only will they need to have completed high school, but also for roughly three out of four new jobs, they will be required to have some education or retraining at an institution of higher learning.
Rolling Hills Public Charter School will enhance the learning skills and academic building blocks that foster high achievement in academic and behavioral standards to encourage self-motivation and lifelong learning. Through use of the Spalding method for teaching language arts, Shurley Method of grammar, other innovative teaching methods and the Harbor School method of discipline, the school will work to ensure that each student reaches his or her capacity as a learner and retains the joy of accomplishment necessary to continue learning.
The mission of our school to is to kindle understanding and knowledge, imbue students with wisdom; and, cultivate the ability of each student while inspiring genius where we find it.
Philosophy Statement
Rolling Hills Public Charter School is a “Harbor Method School” centered on the belief that when students are given a learning environment with low threat to their personal safety and self esteem, and highly challenging academic content is presented, the inevitable outcome is accelerated learning.
Rolling Hills Public Charter School is committed to providing a positive, safe and drug-free environment, which enhances self-esteem, provides exemplary role models, and optimizes each student’s potential.
Rolling Hills Public Charter School promotes personal responsibility, critical thinking and individual respect. Rolling Hills Public Charter School students demonstrate the six pillars of character (trustworthiness, responsibility, caring, respect, fairness and citizenship) in their daily interaction with peers, staff and the community.
Rolling Hills Public Charter School faculty and staff will be highly qualified and dedicated and offer academic excellence. Rolling Hills Public Charter School students will be well-prepared for high school and college. Teachers will use an array of academic tools to promote higher-level thinking processes that foster effective communication skills, interpersonal skills, personal and social responsibility, thinking and reasoning skills, expanding and integrating knowledge, and learning-to-learn.
Rolling Hills Public Charter parents are actively involved, sending their child to school prepared to learn. They will understand their child’s individual academic and social progress and encourage their child to put forward his or her best effort, while taking responsibility for his or her own actions.
Vision
The vision at Rolling Hills Public Charter School is to provide a distinctive, academically rigorous learning experience in an educational environment where all students can excel and feel safe to explore. The teaching faculty and staff will model an attitude of respect for individual differences and demonstrate a strong commitment to high behavioral standards. Rolling Hills Public Charter School will welcome the support of parents, extended family, and the local business community, as we foster life-long learners through an overall enriching curriculum.