Lawrence Academy has a renewed mission by Dan Scheibe P’23, head of school
Our mission states our reason for being, our day-to-day purpose, and what we hope to deliver to the students, families, and society we serve. The reveal here is not a brand-new mission: rather, it is an extension and refinement. If this were a home renovation, it would be a careful, functional addition with a high degree of finish — not a tear-down.
A school’s mission should be a big, real deal: active, full of meaning and direction. It should not be relegated to an 8x10 frame or the sidebar of a webpage. People are drawn to education — whether as students, parents, patrons, or professionals — because of the sense that something important happens in schools, something fundamental to human nature and human potential. A mission should describe these meaningful things as clearly and concisely as possible. Here is ours:
Our Mission
Our Vision
Lawrence Academy recognizes you for who
A transformative education
you are, inspires you to take responsibility
arises from a just community
for who you want to become, supports you
grounded in diversity, equity,
as you learn, and empowers you to take
inclusion, and belonging.
action for the greater good.
Our Practice RISE expresses our commitment to ... Recognize the distinctive qualities of each student and provide opportunities for growth; Inspire intellectual curiosity, commitment to learning and knowledge, and student leadership; Support students through teaching practices focused on who they are, how they learn, and what they experience socially and emotionally;
Empower students to exercise their strengths, elevate others, and contribute to the world.
FALL 2023 LAWRENCE ACADEMY 1
