Mission and Vision

Graciela Garcia Elementary Mission Statement

Graciela Garcia Elementary School, together with the parents and community, is committed to educate the whole child by providing a meaningful and rigorous learning environment that aims for academic, social, emotional, and physical development. Inquiry-based, transdisciplinary instructional experiences are offered in a dual language setting to foster multicultural and international-mindedness. We strive to develop caring, service-minded, life-long learners while valuing each child’s uniqueness.

Graciela Garcia Elementary Vision Statement

We envision Graciela Garcia Elementary School to be a model school where staff, children, parents, and the community are actively involved in the learning process. Students will be surrounded by an environment that will challenge and encourage all students to become creative and independent thinkers. Students will receive a well-balanced, quality education through innovative teaching strategies that will allow them to cooperatively explore, inquire, and learn at higher levels of thinking. Our goal is for our students to be college complete!

All stakeholders will actively participate to provide a school climate that fosters a nurturing and caring environment where the children’s diversity in language, cultural heritage, values, and traditions are appreciated and respected. Students at Graciela Garcia Will thus, receive a firm, solid educational and social-emotional foundation that will provide them with the tools to be lifelong learners, productive citizens, and future leaders.