🌍 PYP Spotlight: Coming Together as a Community

As we kicked off the 2025–2026 school year, our teachers and staff at Our World Neighborhood Charter School came together during Pre-Service Week to create a shared school vision that reflects who we are and what we value as a learning community.

Through collaboration and reflection, ideas were collected around the question: What makes us who we are? The responses captured the heart of our community—our commitment to learning, connection, and care. Teachers and staff took time to introduce themselves, share a word that will activate them this year, and set overarching goals for the months ahead.

This year’s PYP September Spotlight is all about coming together as a community, celebrating who we are as educators, and thinking collectively about how to make the student experience unforgettable—through learning, caring, and lifelong growth.

Our shared vision for 2025–2026 beautifully captures this spirit:

“To nurture curiosity by exploring student agency and cultural differences through inclusive collaboration and accountable action.”

As we begin this new school year, we celebrate every teacher and staff member who makes Our World Neighborhood Charter School a place where curiosity is encouraged, voices are heard, and learning truly comes alive. Together, we continue to inspire our students—and one another—to be caring, reflective, and globally minded lifelong learners.