Mission
Langdon School is dedicated to empowering our students, parents, and staff to create a school community whereby confident, self-aware individuals strive to be resilient, adaptable, and accountable while caring for their personal well-being.
Vision
We are committed to transforming the lives of our students by providing an engaging classroom experience that equips, inspires and compels contribution in 21st Century culture. Our goal is to create an environment of mutual respect that fosters the development of the whole child through positive role modeling, healthy relationships, consistency, and accountability.
Belief Statements
We Believe…
- (in) creating a safe community of mutual trust and respect is a priority.
- students need to be resilient and adaptable to grow academically. This means supporting them when needed, and gradually releasing responsibility to them for decision making.
- students are engaged in their studies when they understand its purpose, it is meaningful to their generational understanding, and it is well crafted and applicable. We also keep in mind that foundational skills require practice for solidification.
- in setting high expectations academically, socially and emotionally for all students to bring about future success. These expectations are designed to move a student forward as it relates to their current experience.
- in building the whole child to be independent, confident, and self-aware individuals.
- all stakeholders (parents, staff, community) can be positive role models for healthy relationships.
- the modeling of positive interactions with others and having consistent expectations, benefit the whole community.
- in the hallmarks of the Alberta Competencies for Students https://education.alberta.ca/competencies/student-competencies?searchMode=3
- through constant research and growth, teachers, students, and the community will achieve planned goals.
- in the gradual release of responsibility to students so they will grow socially, emotionally and mature positively through their life decisions.