District Mission Statement:
The Mission of the Yorktown Central School District is to provide a comprehensive learning experience that emphasizes the education of the whole child.  We will achieve our mission by:

• Providing students with the knowledge, skills, values and attitude that they need to be competent, contributing and compassionate world citizens
• Valuing diversity and global consciousness
• Emphasizing personal responsibility, growth and development to maximize individual group potential
• Developing an understanding of the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making good choices
• Encouraging moral conscience, promoting self-respect and demonstrating respect for others
• Fostering creativity, entrepreneurship and a deep appreciation for the arts

Core Beliefs:

• We educate the whole child so that he/she can be a caring and competent citizen who can make a difference in the community, country and world
• We provide a safe, welcoming and orderly environment which fosters a climate for the emotional, social and intellectual success of all members
• We contribute to the development of each child's ownership of personal behaviors
• We model and instill a lifelong love of learning
• We believe that the home, the school and the community should partner to enhance the growth and development of every learner
• We respect and embrace diversity in all of its forms, believing strongly that everyone matters

The Academy for Character Education at the Sage Colleges website

"We believe that character education provides the basis for developing a stronger, caring community. Character education initiatives can help create a community featuring responsible, respectful behavior that welcomes the quest for justice and excellence. We firmly believe in the mandate that character education needs to be infused into the curriculum of all schools and in our communities. Comprehensive community-wide character education programs result in positive changes for families, schools and communities. "

 

"Character Matters"