Serrania Avenue School and its community are partners in promoting an environment for academic excellence, curiosity, creativity, responsibility and safety -- culminating in a life-long love of learning.

Our Beliefs

Parents are the first teachers for their own children. Parents and teachers must cooperate as a team with one goal: making the education of children a positive, successful undertaking. Each class is a "family" and our school is a community. It takes a community to raise a child. The children need to know we are TOGETHER as a team to help them all.

All Children need to know that they are valued as individuals and that they must respect and value others as well.

ALL children can learn and grow in a caring and stimulating environment. Education is a vital key to producing successful citizens.

We are ALL learners. We are all working at different developmental levels. Children can and will rise to our expectations. We must expect the best from each child.

Children should be recognized and rewarded for individuality and not expected to fit in a mold.

Children want to do well. They need to DO THINGS that make them feel successful.

An attitude for conscientious learning and moral principals is instilled in children by parents and teachers. It only takes one person to make a difference. We must each make a difference.

Exit Outcomes for Serrania's Students

Together parents, teachers, support staff and community members have identified the following student exit outcomes: When students culminate from fifth grade at Serrania, they will be:

Effective Communicators

They will use oral, written, mathematical and artistic forms of communicating to acquire and express information, ideas and emotions.

Resourceful Problem Solvers

They will effectively access, evaluate and integrate information from many sources to reason, make decisions, and solve complex problems in a variety of contexts.

Responsible Citizens

They will demonstrate empathy, tolerance, fairness and respect for self and others. They will be interactive participants in the community.

Active Learners

They will acquire and apply a broad-based academic foundation. They will regularly strive for their personal best.