| St Michael's
Academy
Mission Statement
The misson statement of
the school, as drawn up by staff, pupils and parents is as
follows:
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* To maintain a caring
environment, based on Gospel values, in which each member
of the school community is valued and all pupils are
encouraged and enabled to develop, spiritually,
intellectually, socially and physically to their full
potential.
* To ensure that all
aspects of the curriculum, both formal and informal,
contribute positively to the achievement of the above and
that pupils are prepared for the challenges and
responsibilities of adult life.
* To seek continually to
provide and support the highest standards of teaching and
learning throughout the curriculum.
* To inculcate mutual
respect, understanding and co-operation among all members
of the school community and to develop and maintain close
collaboration with parents and parishes in furtherance of
this aim.
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In order to achieve
these aims, the school is committed to the expectation of
the highest standards of work and behaviour and the
systematic development and maintenance of a strong and
distinctive ethos, based on an atmosphere of support and
encouragement both within the individual classroom and
throughout the whole school.
In common with most
other schools, St Michael's Academy has a three-year
rolling school plan drawn up, in consultation with staff
and designed to meet the aims outlined above. It includes
effective learning and teaching as the key developments of
5-14 and Higher Still.
Extra-curricular
activities play a large part in the life of the school and
which has a creditable level of recent success in the
sporting, business, musical and cultural fields. Pupils
are also offered the opportunity to develop their study
and homework skills through participation in the school's
various Supported Study schemes. These include general
weekly sessions for senior pupils, subject-specific
revision classes, an Easter Revision Club, a summer school
project ("School Daze") and a peer support
project involving S6 students, staff and pupils from S1.
In addition, some pupils are involved in the school's
Internet project, "Eurodaze", which is sponsored
by the EU.
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