Taylorville Community Unit District # 3
Statement of Objectives

Realizing that the ultimate success of the educational program of the District is measured in terms of the accomplishments of the individual student, it has the following objectives:

To foster in the student self-discovery, self-awareness, and self-discipline, enabling him or her to realize his worth as a human being and to formulate a personal set of values and goals.

To develop a positive attitude toward and practice of those disciplines which will produce a healthy mind and body.

To develop an awareness of present and past cultures and civilizations, acquainting the student with the variations in mankind's cultural patterns and with the evolution of his or her national and cultural heritage.

To stimulate intellectual curiosity, guiding the student to learn how to seek further knowledge by familiarizing him or her with the resources and challenges of the world around him or her.

To provide fundamental career concepts and skills developing in the student a foundation for further career training.

To direct the student in becoming proficient in the art of verbal and nonverbal communication.

To encourage an appreciation of beauty and to assist the student in developing a capacity for aesthetic perception, creation, and judgment.

To encourage the student to discover and build from his or her individual strengths and to develop an awareness of the value of striving toward excellence and mastery of skills.

To help the student learn to deal effectively with other people, encouraging in him or her a sensitivity to the needs and values of others and a respect for individual and group differences.

To develop social and personal responsibility, involving the student in decision making processes and problem solving activities as he or she works toward constructive change.

To help the student recognize the basic laws of nature that govern the universe and to help him or her use these laws to predict natural phenomena and to determine their impact on his or her environment.

To help the student realize his or her relationship to his or her fellow man through learning about man and man's laws and how to live in harmony with them.

To develop an understanding of consumer education and economic principles for the purpose of achieving, within the framework of the student's own values, maximum utilization of, and satisfaction from one's resources.

12/11/03