Summit West Independent School - Elementary Division

Teaching Philosophy

We believe in a community of learners that supports individual learning styles with a strong emphasis on choice , accountability , and responsibility . We believe in a safe and caring environment that fosters whole child development balanced with the best in education. We believe in fiscal responsibility. We believe in communication that is respectful , supportive and constructive and designed to facilitate student success . We believe in building collaborative relationships between parents, students and teachers to make a difference in the world. The SWIS Difference The students are guided towards what they are expected to know, but the students get to choose how they find the knowledge. They choose how they learn best and how they show their work. The teacher becomes a resource rather than a manager, and holds them accountable for those choices. The choice is never not to work, the choice is how the student wants to work.