4th Grade Teacher in Paradise

Background Established in 1996, Children’s Community Charter School is a direct-funded California public charter school. CCCS has established itself as one of the leading K-8 schools in Northern California and statewide. CCCS was founded as a partnership between staff and parents. The current academic program, one that stresses exploration and hands-on learning coupled with parent participation, has resulted in a school culture with elevated academic, social, and professional expectations.  Children’s Community Charter School serve its students and community to support a ‘21^st Century Learners’ model of education. We provide a positive, student-centered environment in which all students will actively demonstrate the skills and attitudes gained while at CCCS. Our goal is for students to be productive, globally aware, life-long responsible learners with the ability to flourish in an increasingly diverse society. As is the strong case with all facets of our 21^st Century model, staff development, collaboration, and a strong sense of collegiality with educational professionals is central to our success. The ‘gift of time’ built into our weekly schedule is unassailable, and serves as the bedrock for our students’ ultimate successes. In addition, we strive to entrust children as authorities of their own education and to develop a passion for learning. A fundamental goal is to provide a strong foundation in basic academic skills and content knowledge. It is also our goal to develop students’ abilities to gather, analyze and use information, solve problems, work cooperatively, think creatively, initiate action and participate in and contribute to a global society.  Our school has adopted a STEAM (Science, TEchnology, Engineering, Arts, Math) rubric to ensure that we are addressing these areas in all grade levels.  It is our belief that a solid background in STEAM skills, in addition to literacy and cultural awareness, will enable our students to be college and career ready in the 21st century.   Mission, Vision, and Values The mission of Children’s Community Charter School is to inspire lifelong learning through a rigorous academic program that challenges each student in order to inspire his or her personal best. To meet the challenge of the above, CCCS believes:

1. Each student learns best through a safe, nurturing, positive environment created through a strong partnership between staff, parents, and the community.
2. Each student must be held to clearly articulated, high academic standards, with staff and parents providing the means for unwavering support in attaining one’s personal best.
3. Staff and students must be engaged in a reflective and collaborative environment which focuses on desired academic outcomes.
4. Relationships built on trust are at the forefront of a positive educational environment.

To achieve this mission, we, the staff and parents at CCCS, pledge to actively support our human, financial, and community resources in support of the creation of a 21^st Century Learning environment. We value:

• Creativity
• Perseverance
• Confidence to take risks with regards to academic challenges
• Critical thinking
• Innovation
• Individualism
• A strong character
• Collaboration
• Communication
• STEAM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math)
• Civic learning
• Literacy and cultural awareness
• A joyful learning experience