Vision

Mission Statement

Educational Horizons Charter School will provide students with educational opportunities using Montessori methods and philosophy of learning skills for college and career readiness and lifelong learning. We emphasize the small learning community school in which students are personally responsible for their actions and exhibit courtesy and respect for all people and property.

Vision Statement

At Educational Horizons we expect to meet the high standards of student achievement in a diverse learning environment that focuses on the individual student. Incorporating Montessori education with state standards and district requirements, we promote independence and academic success with the rigor of critical thinking skills needed for 21st Century success. In conjunction with families and home, we share the responsibility of teaching and monitoring student progress in a nurturing and safe environment.

Guiding Principles

Pursuant to l002.33FS, this school shall be guided by the following principles:

1. Meet high standards of student achievement while providing parents flexibility to choose among diverse educational opportunities within the state’s public school system;
2. Promote enhanced academic success and financial efficiency by aligning responsibility with accountability; and
3. Provide parents with sufficient information on whether their child is reading at grade level and whether the child gains at least 1 year’s growth of learning for every year spent in the charter school.

Purpose of the School

Pursuant to 1002.33 FS, this School shall fulfill the following purposes:

1. Improve student learning and academic achievement.
2. Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on low-performing students and reading
3. Create new professional opportunities for teachers, including ownership of the learning program at the school site;
4. Encourage the use of innovative learning methods, and
5. Measure learning outcomes.