Initial+Brainstorm

As a staff, and as a school it is important to have a collective understanding and vision of who we are, what we do and where we are going. Our hope is that we can develop a strong Mission Statement to help support us, direct us, and inspire us.
 * Renewing Selkirk Spirit! **

eg. “My company’s purpose is to grow market vegetables using organic, sustainable farming practices to give people safe and healthy food choices.”
 * Mission Statement:** A mission statement articulates our purpose, why we exist. It describes what we do, how we do it.

Timberland (an outdoor equipment company) "To equip people to make their difference in the world"

**WE NEED YOU TO HELP!** **Creating a New Mission Statement:** Listed below are three quick tasks we’d like you to take the time to do (minutes). **Part A**: is a summary of the words we have come up with over the past team exercises at Selkirk; **Part B**: Can you create your own phrases of purpose, why we exist and how we do it.

Personal Growth Inspire Curiosity ﻿1
=== Inspire the desire.... good one ! Inspire the desire that will kindle the fire. === === Over the past 3 years of staff development exercises we have come up with this list of values describing who we are: Pick your top 6 value words for what we do = mission, by typing a 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 beside your choices below. We should end up with a list of numbers following the words. If you have another word that is not on this list please add it to the list and rank it in your choices. ===

Integrity 6
**Flexibility** 4  I**nspiration** 6
 * This is our current mission statement (brace yourself)…. J

“Selkirk Secondary School enables learners to develop their individual potential and to acquire the knowledge, skill and attitudes needed to contribute to a healthy society. We affirm that these qualities are fostered in a friendly, supportive and caring environment.” “Storming with Pride” || To add any new ideas or thoughts navigate to the "Ideas and Thoughts" page and click EDIT in the upper right corner and type away. Write some phrases of what is our purpose, what do we do and how do we do it.
 * Part B:**