We cultivate positive learning experiences and foster responsibility and integrity so that upon leaving Wellesley High School our students will continue to contribute to their worlds.
Wellesley High School is a dynamic community guided by these core values:
- Academic excellence
- Cooperative and caring relationships
- Respect for human differences
- Commitment to community
Academic Expectations:
Our goal is that Wellesley High School students will:
- write effectively for a variety of purposes
- read actively and critically across the curriculum for a variety of purposes
- speak effectively in different settings
- express ideas creatively across the curriculum
- apply reasoning and problem-solving in all disciplines
- use technology effectively and responsibly for a variety of purposes
- perform physical and artistic skills
- identify, evaluate and utilize a variety of resources for obtaining information
Wellesley High School encourages our community to recognize the value of learning for learning’s sake.
Social Expectations:
Our goal is that Wellesley High School community members will:
- contribute to the well-being and welfare of others within the school community
- assume responsibility for their own decisions and behavior
- demonstrate a willingness to resolve conflicts responsibly
- respect one another
Civic Expectations:
Our goal is that Wellesley High School community members will:
- foster respectful and productive relationships between the Wellesley High School community and the community at large
- exercise their rights and responsibilities in a democratic society
Adopted October 2006