Our Vision
KOREducators
wants every child to achieve their dreams. We want to create meaningful relationships
between communities and schools. Parents and community members will shape their
child’s school environment. Our school community will work together to improve
and enhance teaching and learning.
Our
KOREducators is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to:
·
Empowering
Individuals: To develop student’s leadership skills, an
entrepreneurial mindset, and a strong sense of self efficacy to help them
achieve their personal, academic, and community goals.
·
Enriching
Communities: To engage students in community-based learning,
which will strengthen their ties to each other and the broader community while
addressing neighborhood needs.
·
Shaping
Education: To combine educational research with innovative
applications of service learning, a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum,
and other strong academic practices that can be used as a model to achieve
excellence in all Portland Public Schools.
Our Values - The
following principles will guide us as we achieve our mission:
Integrity – We will earn the respect and cooperation of our communities and students by being truthful, modest, and transparent.
Excellence – We commit ourselves to the success of our students and our school through continual improvement. We reject the notion that any individual is incapable of learning, and pledge to provide the resources and the support necessary for every student, teacher, and staff member to achieve excellence.
Innovation – The creation of educational environments that empower individuals and enrich communities requires a willingness to try new ideas. Our practice will incorporate research, demonstrate results, and share successes.
Collaboration – We believe that people prosper when working together. We will not succeed unless we build close relationships with participants throughout the educational community, the local community, and within our own organization.
Diversity – Diversity strengthens society and should be recognized, explored, and encouraged. We will promote diversity within our classrooms, instructional practices, curriculum, and community.