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OUR VISION:
The vision of HW Smith PreK8 School is to be highly regarded for academic excellence where every student is achieving at his or her maximum potential in an engaging, inspiring and challenging learning environment.
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Developing a Growth Mindset
| Instead of... |
Try thinking... |
| I'm not good at this |
What am I missing? |
| I give up |
I'll use a different strategy |
| It's good enough |
Is this really my best work? |
| I can't make this any better |
I can always improve |
| This is too hard |
This may take some time |
| I made a mistake |
Mistakes help me learn |
| I just can't do this |
I am going to train my brain |
| I'll never be that smart |
I will learn how to do this |
| Plan A didn't work |
There's always Plan B |
| My friend can do it |
I will learn from my friend |
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School News
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SCSD Partners with Harvard’s Proving Ground on Attendance Initiative:
Thanks to a three-year partnership with Harvard University’s Proving Ground , the Syracuse City School District is trying new methods to help improve student attendance and make sure that every student attends school every day!
The partnership brings SCSD together with other school systems across the country, all working together to help remove the barriers to student achievement. Proving Ground helps districts analyze their data to find areas that are preventing student success. ...
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