Odyssey/Magellan Magnet School
School Goals
PROVIDE STUDENTS
- a supportive and responsive environment that will appropriately challenge each student’s abilities and creativity through a fast-paced, in-depth and complex curriculum;
- guidance in identifying and developing their unique talents and abilities;
- an opportunity to learn with intellectual peers – both independently and in partnership;
- motivation to meet high standards of achievement and persist through difficulties and challenges, resulting in the development of self-esteem;
- a learning environment that fosters integrity, personal responsibility, citizenship, an appreciation of diversity, and respect for others;
- access to teachers who have specialized training in particular fields of expertise;
- opportunities to involve their parents in the learning process and provide opportunities for understanding and nurturing the unique talents of their children;
- social-emotional support that enables students to better understand and embrace their gifts.