Mission and Beliefs
Mission
Normandale Elementary School provides students a nurturing learning environment in a language immersion setting where staff members, students and parents work in partnership to live and learn in a culturally diverse, ever changing global society.
Beliefs
We believe that:
- a quality school bases its decisions on what’s best for children
- a primary goal of education is fostering a community of responsible citizens
- emotional and social development are integral to academic achievement
- creating a community of lifelong learners is essential to the success of our program
- respect for persons and property promotes a caring community of learners
- productive use of technology is vital to learning and helps us connect with the world
- a quality education includes opportunities for the visual and performing arts
- learning a second language enhances intellectual development and higher level thinking skills
- second language acquisition promotes interaction that increases global cultural awareness and understanding
- effective communication and collaboration must occur amongst parents, students and staff members
Student Goals
We ask our students to:
- demonstrate age-appropriate language proficiency in speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing in French and in English
- master specified local and national content standards
- demonstrate an age-appropriate knowledge and understanding of our culturally diverse, global society
- demonstrate identified ethical values
Strategic Policies
We will:
- provide a safe and positive educational environment for all learners
- make decisions based on data and research to meet the needs of our children
- provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach to learning
- call for respect, responsibility and accountability from students, staff members and parents
- provide opportunity for communication among students, parents and staff members
- encourage innovation and collaboration within our school community
- operate our school in a fiscally responsible manner
- subscribe to all Edina School District policies and curricula