Imagination is more important than knowledge -Einstein
Philosophy And Goals
The Sullivan High School community perceives the diversity or our student body as both our primary asset and our principal challenge. This perception has guided Sullivan's efforts to create an appropriate and effective learning environment. While we have sought to develop an educational program which meets the needs of students from varied ethnic, economic, and academic backgrounds, we have also endeavored to foster the uniqueness of each of our students. We believe that Sullivan's strength as an educational institution depends on our ability to accommodate and encourage diversity within a context of shared educational expectations. Only through the creation of such an instructional program can we hope to instill a commitment to excellence in our students and equip each one of them to realize this commitment.

Sullivan High School's statement of philosophy and goals emerges from these beliefs and reflects our continuing efforts to develop an educational program appropriate to our diverse student body. In setting forth our educational principles and ideals, we are therefore also suggesting the pragmatic possibilities which guide our instructional efforts.

The primary mission of the Sullivan High School Community is to provide the same quality of education for all our students enabling each of them to be a citizen in a democracy, a learner for life, and able to earn a living. Realization of this mission relies on the following beliefs:
  • We believe that all students can learn and that it is the responsibility of the entire school community to help each of our students use their minds well.
     
  • We believe that learning is a response to curiosity and is best fostered in active learning situations.
     
  • We believe that there is no one best way to educate a heterogeneous student body and that instructional methods must vary with the course of study, faculty strengths, and student needs and talents.
     
  • We believe that students must share in the responsibility for their own learning.
     
  • We believe that each student's culture and heritage enriches the entire school-community and should be respected.
     
  • We believe that teachers and administrators should continue to promote their own curiosity and intellectual development by continuing to engage in learning activities.   
      
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