Our School
Mission
In partnership with our staff, families, and community, The Magnet School of Leadership and Exploration aims to cultivate curiosity and empower students to strive as productive innovators and leaders in a technologically driven global society.
Vision
Our school is centered on developing young people as leaders, where they learn to explore the community and world to influence others through communication, developing confidence to make decisions that empower communities and the world.
Core Academic Beliefs
Students learn best when there is modeling, opportunities for learning through various modalities, student-to-student, and group discussions, and questioning using Depth of Knowledge (DOK) to promote higher-order thinking.
Instructional Focus
To provide inclusive, rigorous instruction through differentiated instruction, supported materials, and tiered tasks, with an emphasis on our multilingual learners and students with disabilities.
Definition of Rigor
Rigor allows scholars to think outside the box. It is work that fosters critical, higher-order thinking. Rigor challenges the students' thinking, pushing them as far as they can go.
Classrooms Practices
- Turn and Talk
- Peer Critique
- Self-Assessment
- Journal Writing
- Close Reading
- Questioning