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.
