Mission & Beliefs
MISSION STATEMENT
La Ballona
Elementary School is a
safe environment with high expectations, which meets the needs of a diverse
population, creating responsible citizens and life long learners through a
balanced curriculum and the cooperation between home, school, and community.
BELIEFS
- We believe that students have individual needs, strengths
and experiences that they bring to their learning.
- We believe all students can learn, and that they learn best
in a safe environment, where they can take risks, and where they can develop to
their maximum potential.
- We believe that students learn best where there is effective
communication, cooperation, and support from each other, the family, and from
the community.
- We believe that good schools provide a balanced and flexible
curriculum that fosters excitement for learning, and includes technology, basic
skills, the arts, and instruction that reach out to all types of learners.
- We believe that good schools should promote skills to foster
a sense of community. We believe that
every student should feel successful, supported, and valued.
- We believe that good teachers use effective teaching
strategies and are life long learners who engage in professional development and
who collaborate by grade level and cross grade level.