Vision Statement

The vision of Olde Creek Elementary School is to have caring citizens and innovative thinkers who are prepared to improve a diverse world.

Mission Statement

The mission of Olde Creek Elementary School is to create a safe and accepting school community by fostering and modeling respect, belonging, and significance for each child.

We will challenge our school community to engage in an innovative learning environment by providing opportunities for risk-taking, critical thinking, and collaboration that are purposefully connected to the real world.

Beliefs

The beliefs that guide our staff in working with children include:

• Every child can achieve his or her academic goals by developing strong basic skills, problem-solving strategies, effective communication skills and positive social and citizenship qualities
• Instruction should seamlessly incorporate critical and creative thinking, research, collaboration, and technology
• Aesthetic expression reinforces and extends learning
• A variety of assessment tools are needed to produce a valid and reliable measure of students' learning
• Building a collaborative culture where teachers meet regularly as professional learning teams is essential for school improvement and student achievement
• Building relationships with our students is the first step in closing the achievement gap and in helping all students be successful.