Mill Pond Touchstone & Values
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What is a Touchstone..?
As we expanded our character development mission to reach students, staff and families in even more inspiring ways, we set out to develop a school "touchstone." A touchstone refers to a promise or pledge to strive toward high standards of words and actions in, and out of, school. Incorporating our Key values, our Mill Pond Touchstone took a year to create and involved the input of students from all three grades along with adults. We proudly hold it as our gold standard of character, and we recite it on Monday mornings to remind ourselves to be guided by it. You will notice that it ends with our school motto:
Learning and Caring...It's what we do here!
The Mill Pond School Touchstone
At Mill Pond, we share mutual trust and an expectation of honesty.
Here, respect and truthfulness are essential.
In our caring community we are responsible for being kind to others
and being actively involved within our society.
Together, we harbor self-esteem, practice generosity, and express gratitude.
We assist one another.
We are responsible stewards of our natural world.
We celebrate our special qualities, persevere through challenges,
and embrace our differences.
Learning and Caring...It's what we do here!
This year, we are excited to introduce our new Mill Pond values: HEROES. Last year, we worked with our school community to identify the values that best represent who we are and who we want to be. Our students are HEROES:
H – Honest
E – Empathetic
R – Respectful
O – Open-Minded
E – Engaged
S – Strong
These values are new this year, and we are looking forward to working with our students to bring them to life throughout our school community. We can't wait to see our students grow as HEROES and build on the strong sense of community that makes Mill Pond such a special place.
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Ghandi
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