Mission Statement
Caravel Academy, a private college preparatory school, upholds traditional American values, such as honesty, integrity, respect for self and others, and good sportsmanship in all activities. Our mission is to inspire students to develop a love of learning and empower them to become productive, self-sufficient citizens through effective and challenging instruction, extracurricular activities and a wide range of experiences in a safe and supportive community.
Core Values
Caravel Academy believes that:
Profile of a Graduate
A graduate of Caravel Academy Early Education will:
A graduate of the Caravel Academy Lower School will:
A graduate of the Caravel Academy Middle School will:
A graduate of the Caravel Academy Upper School will:
Caravel Academy, a private college preparatory school, upholds traditional American values, such as honesty, integrity, respect for self and others, and good sportsmanship in all activities. Our mission is to inspire students to develop a love of learning and empower them to become productive, self-sufficient citizens through effective and challenging instruction, extracurricular activities and a wide range of experiences in a safe and supportive community.
Core Values
Caravel Academy believes that:
- As our community’s most valuable asset, all children have a right to learn in a safe, nurturing, and loving environment.
- Lifelong learning is essential for success in a changing society.
- Education is the shared responsibility of Caravel Academy, governing authority, student, the family, government, and stakeholders.
- A core of common values and ethical conduct and respect for self and others are fundamental to sustaining our society.
- The primary responsibility of education is to assist each child in discovering and reaching his or her potential.
- An effective educational institution and its organizations purposefully provide for self-renewal through flexibility and a willingness to change.
- Recognizing that children learn at different rates and in different ways, effective education develops the whole person intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically.
- Effective education fosters honesty, good sportsmanship, and personal integrity.
Profile of a Graduate
A graduate of Caravel Academy Early Education will:
- Learn to be a responsible member of a diverse community and demonstrate self-control, honesty, respect, personal integrity, and loyalty.
- Have a foundation of academic skills that will ready him/her for success in first grade.
- Show a love of learning evidenced by enthusiastic participation in structured and self-directed learning activities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and exhibit good sportsmanship.
- Respect and value others, their knowledge, experience, and ideas.
- Enjoy expressing themselves through participation in music, art, and physical education.
- Begin to learn the history and traditions of our society through participation in structured learning activities and extracurricular events.
- Utilize appropriate technology on a daily basis.
A graduate of the Caravel Academy Lower School will:
- Be a responsible member of a diverse community and demonstrate self-control, honesty, respect, personal integrity, and loyalty.
- Have a solid foundation of the basic skills in language arts, social studies, science, mathematics, technology, and organizational skills.
- Be inspired to enjoy reading and be able to cite particular authors or genres.
- Find value and opportunities for personal expression and/or enjoyment in music, art, and physical activity.
- Respect and value others of all world cultures.
- Enjoy learning and applying knowledge in new and different ways.
- Practice decision making and problem solving.
- Continue to learn the history and traditions of our society through participation in structured learning activities and extracurricular events.
- Set specific short-term personal and academic goals with teacher guidance.
- Appreciate the qualities of leadership and followership and practice both in appropriate situations.
- Value service to others and participate in indirect service opportunities .
- Practice good sportsmanship in PE class, at recess, and in classroom competitive situations.
A graduate of the Caravel Academy Middle School will:
- Be a responsible member of a diverse community and demonstrate self-control, honesty, respect, personal integrity, and loyalty.
- Apply increasingly sophisticated language arts, mathematics, and technological skills and knowledge to learning in other content areas.
- Recognize the need for flexible thinking and lifelong learning in approaching school and life situations.
- Apply organizational and time management skills to manage multiple classes and assignments and extracurricular activities.
- Maintain a love of learning, often most intensely directed to specialized talent/interest areas.
- Generate a number of viable alternatives and evaluate choices effectively in problem solving/decision making.
- Set short- and long-term academic and personal goals.
- Develop conflict resolution, interpersonal, and socio-emotional skills.
- Understand his/her learning style and utilize this knowledge effectively.
- Assume leadership and followership positions in formal or informal experiences.
- Participate in and value both indirect and direct service to others in the school or wider community.
- Practice good sportsmanship in all activities whether as a participant or spectator.
- Learn and understand the history and traditions of our society through participation in structured learning activities and extracurricular events.
- Appreciate the value of the arts and a healthy lifestyle in personal and societal enrichment.
A graduate of the Caravel Academy Upper School will:
- Be a responsible member of a diverse community and demonstrate self-control, honesty, respect, personal integrity, and loyalty.
- Successfully meet the challenges of college and negotiate life equipped with the abilities to communicate, critically evaluate, and thrive in an ever-changing society.
- Be proficient in technological skills in preparation for responsible digital citizenship in a global society.
- Be a thoughtful and effective decision maker by recognizing and appreciating his/her personal strengths and weaknesses, setting and achieving realistic goals, and respecting the differences in himself/herself and others.
- Understand and appreciate the history and tradition of our society and government while using this knowledge to act responsibly as an informed citizen.
- Demonstrate the values of honesty, respect, personal integrity, loyalty, and patriotism.
- Display the characteristics of leadership, service to the community, good sportsmanship, and involvement as an active alumnus while exemplifying individual responsibility, respect for self and others, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation of the arts to positively affect the worlds he/she encounters.