Mission and Vision Statement
Mission Statement
In a caring and academically challenging environment, Chapel provides an American-style education to an international student body. Through Christian values, students learn to make informed decisions, to own responsibility for personal actions and community needs, and to respect life and cultural diversity.
Chapel School’s Shared Vision
Chapel School will be recognized as an inclusive educational community of diverse individuals from different cultural, ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds who learn and grow harmoniously in mutual respect. Students will be engaged intellectually and an emphasis on Christian values will contribute to the formation of well-rounded citizens who will be successful, conscientious leaders.
Curriculum
Chapel's curriculum is progressive and designed to help students meet standards. Chapel’s curriculum is:
· Research and standards based
· Individualized adaptive instruction
· Cross-curricular
· Real-world relevant
· Based on high standards and high expectations
· Pertinent in addressing the criteria for national and international exams
· Integrated to address the needs of the American, Brazilian, and International Baccalaureate diplomas
Instruction
Chapel's instruction is specific, clear, structured and engaging. Chapel’s instruction includes:
· Guided discovery / active inquiry
· Performance oriented
· Guest specialists / community / real world
· Student-centered
· Researched-based strategies
· Integration of technology in all content areas of the curriculum
· Flexibility and varied teaching
Assessment
Chapel's assesment is fair and just with varied forms, appropriate to the learning outcomes. Chapel’s assessments is:
· Considerate of diverse learning styles
· Used to drive classroom instruction
· Ongoing
· Appropriate to content
· Easy to understand and communicated to stakeholders
· Varied and reliable
· Valid
· Criterion referenced
· Used to provide feedback to improve student learning
Environment
Chapel's enviroment is physically and emotionally safe and provide an opportunity for all to learn in an engaging, caring, and positive place of which all can be proud. Chapel’s environment is:
· Low student-teacher ratio
· Family-like, protective, and caring climate
· Respect and celebration of cultural diversity
· The teaching and modeling of Christian values
· State of the art facilities that meet the needs of all teachers and students
· Adequate resources for teachers and students
· Collaboration among stakeholders
· Rewards and celebrations
· Service to the greater community
· A full range of after-school activities that meet the needs of all students