Philosophy
We, the members of the Greater Nanticoke Area Board of Education,
mindful of our obligations to our students and our community,
do conceive these concepts as valuable to the educational process
of the Greater Nanticoke Area School District.
We believe that the purpose of education
is the growth and development of the student's entire personality.
Our purpose is to develop the intellect through the learning
process so that our graduates will be able to function effectively
in society.
In the belief that the basic unit
of society is the individual, we shall endeavor to provide educational
opportunities which recognize individual differences in abilities,
aptitude, and interest, and which will prepare our students
for useful and responsible citizenship.
It is our conviction that a responsibility
of our school system to develop the student collectively and
intelligently to the maximum of his/her capacity. We further
maintain that this intellectual development cannot be separated
from the moral, emotional, physical, and social development
of the individual.
We believe that education takes place
in a variety of ways. Therefore, the individual should be exposed
to an academic atmosphere of variety while being assisted in
correlating the numerous facets of the learning process.
We strive to provide complete and
accurate information in basic and interrelated subject areas
through a well prepared teaching staff.
We believe that while our essential
obligation is to the youth of our community, we have a commitment
to all people of the community.
Basic to all principles of the educational
philosophy, we believe that the school is in existence primarily
to stimulate thinking processes, to develop skill basic to the
changing needs of our economy and culture, and to provide direction
in respect to moral and spiritual values in a democratic society.
GNA
