The role of The Morgan School in Clinton, Connecticut, is to educate students by providing a safe, secure, and nurturing environment in which students may learn in partnership with their peers, teachers, parents, and administrators. We encourage our students to develop to their maximum potential in mind, body, and spirit. We believe that the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and social values, as well as the cultivation of individual talents and intellectual interests, should be the primary vocation of every high school student.

We offer a supportive atmosphere in which students acquire essential skills and engage in activities that help identify and perfect their talents, creativity, aesthetic awareness, critical thinking, and problem-solving ability. We encourage them to accept the responsibility of becoming independent learners who are guided by and dedicated to the highest ethical and academic standards. We endeavor to help our students become productive citizens and responsible members of a highly diverse and rapidly evolving global society.

The Morgan School strives to stimulate students' intellectual curiosity and to foster positive habits of mind so that learning becomes a valued, lifelong process.

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS

Academic

The students will:
1. Communicate and process ideas and information effectively in the areas of listening, writing, speaking, and reading
2. Demonstrate proficiency in problem solving, reasoning, and creative thinking
3. Access and evaluate information through the use of technology and various media
4. Acquire an understanding and appreciation of cultural, intellectual, and artistic accomplishments

Social

The students will:
1. Evaluate and manage their own progress, set priorities, and develop career goals
2. Develop an awareness of and acquire the habits necessary for a healthy lifestyle which promotes individual wellness in mind, body, and spirit
3. Demonstrate appropriate social behavior
4. Exhibit self-reliance, self-discipline, respect for self and others, integrity, compassion, and a sense of fairness
5. Become involved in a variety of extra-curricular activities which develop leadership skills and a sense of cooperation and team-building, while learning effective time management


Civic

The students will:
1. Balance individual freedom with the needs and rights of others
2. Participate responsibly in the school and greater community and prepare for active citizenship
3. Recognize and accept individual differences in gender, learning styles, religion, culture, ethnicity, and sexual identity
4. Develop an awareness of global issues

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