Blacklock Fine Arts Elementary
Academic Excellence through Artistic Experience
Vision:
To create a peaceful and compassionate learning community where students and staff feel safe, know they belong and have all the supports required to meet their full potential.
Mission:
Together, we enable students to become self-sufficient, contributing community members.
Belief:
At Blacklock, we believe that integrating dance, drama, music and visual art into the lives of students will enhance the learning of core subjects. We believe that kids come first.
Statement of Purpose:
Our school is a place that promotes respect, responsibility, good citizenship, artistic and academic excellence in a safe, caring learning and teaching environment. Mistakes are learning opportunities through which a child can become more self-assured and confident. We believe in the benefits of teaching proper behavior when a mistake occurs, thereby turning a negative situation into a positive learning opportunity. The children will experience success through social development as well as in academics and arts.
Conduct Expectations:
All students, teachers, staff, parents, guardians and visitors have the right to be safe, and feel safe, in their school community. With this right comes the responsibility to be law-abiding citizens and to be accountable for their personal actions. All students have a right to learn in an environment that is positive and safe. Behavior that infringes on the rights and well-being of others is unacceptable and not tolerated.
At Blacklock it is unacceptable to:
- Bully, intimidate or threaten others
- Be physically aggressive
- Insult or disrespect others
- Endanger the safety of others
- Disrupt the learning environment
- Use or be in possession of alcohol or illegal drugs
As a Blacklock Citizen:
- I will strive for excellence in arts and academics, always having a positive attitude.
- I have the right to feel safe.
- I can be counted on to make good choices.
- I will treat others the way I would like to be treated.
- I will use everything I learn to make this world a better place.