The mission of the Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts is to prepare a diverse TK-8 student population for secondary education, college, careers, and global citizenship by providing each child with the knowledge, critical skills, and fundamental dispositions to become a self-motivated, competent, lifelong learner. To be fully educated and prepared for the 21st century every child must construct and communicate knowledge, display personal and social responsibility, work collaboratively with others, and reflect consistently on his or her growth as a learner.

The vision of our learning community is to provide a setting for learning based on constructivist principles. Students, teachers, staff, community members and parents will be active participants in a community for learners working in a collaborative and democratic manner. To accomplish this we will focus on:

• how students learn best
• how teachers guide and challenge students to think and construct meaning from their studies
• how students develop memory and connect information, knowledge, and understanding in such a way that they will demonstrate and defend their understandings, and
• connecting and expanding student learning through school and community-based projects.