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School Listings
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Elementary Schools
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Commodore Sloat Elementary SchoolCommodore Sloat is a public elementary school in the San Francisco Unified School District. The parents are very active in this school, volunteering time and money to enrich the academic environment with programs such as 'Great Books', 'Perceptual Motor', 'Poet-in-Residence'. The parents have also worked with teachers to put computers in every classroom.
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Miraloma Elementary SchoolMiraloma Elementary School is committed to meeting the academic, social, physical and emotional needs of our students so that they will be successful, self-motivated learners and productive citizens. Students will acquire knowledge and skills through a rich and varied classroom curriculum. Their experiences in listening, speaking, reading and other important academic skills will enable them to work towards being informed, responsible, competent, successful, and thinking individuals within our society. The students will develop a sense of self-worth, understanding, and respect for individual differences, and a commitment to personal and social responsibility through their interaction with home, school, and community role models, such as family members, teachers, paraprofessionals, volunteers, and other students.
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Sunnyside Elementary School-
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West Portal Elementary SchoolWest Portal School's mission is to empower our students with academic knowledge and healthy social, emotional skills so that they will reach their highest potentials and become responsible members of our democratic society as well as citizens of the world. We believe that all students can learn and succeed, and we collaborate among all of the stakeholders to provide our students with the best support, and to strive for the highest standards of teaching and learning.
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Middle Schools
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Aptos Middle SchoolOur vision is to provide a nurturing school environment which encourages students to perform at the highest levels academically and socially. The school culture and climate at Aptos Middle School will affirm the cultural richness of its community. We will encourage our students to develop a sense of responsibility, discipline, and self-esteem. These principles will guide them toward academic and social success. Our students will have the skills to utilize the resources needed to succeed in the 21st century.
We expect Aptos Students to be problem solvers, cooperative workers, self-starters, information managers, flexible and reflexive thinkers, and effective communicators. -
Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolThe mission at Hoover reflects the diverse needs of a comprehensive urban middle school as well as the expectations placed upon the schools by society and governing bodies.
First and foremost, Hoover's academic goals ensure that each youngster learns not just the basic skills and fundamental processes of education, but that each youngster develop the ability to think rationally, problem solve and evaluate knowledge which will enable him to make judgments and decisions as a student and citizen.
In our complex and interdependent world, we must help youngsters to understand, appreciate, and value persons belonging to social, cultural, and ethnic groups from their own.
We must convey to the youngsters knowledge of the basic workings of government and to develop a commitment to society by exhibiting kindness, compassion and a willingness to share with others less fortunate.
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High Schools
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Independence High (Alternative)-
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Lowell High SchoolUnderlying Lowell's philosophy of education is the resolve that the young people of San Francisco continue to enjoy their traditional option of attending a college preparatory public high school. The emphasis requires an instructional program that promotes sound intellectual and aesthetic values while providing opportunities for self-discipline and individual decision-making.
Lowell endeavors to create a just and equitable society where individual responsibilities are clearly defined and personal rights guaranteed. It endorses the concept of an integrated school where cultural and social diversity enrich the lives of all students.
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