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Mission Statement
The Alexander D. Henderson University
School (ADHUS) is an elementary-middle
school (K-8) and was legislated school
district number 72, developmental
research school, effective July 1, 1991.
ADHUS is a public school under the
auspices of the State University System.
ADHUS holds departmental status in the
College of Education at Florida Atlantic
University with the Director serving as
a member of the College Executive
Committee. The Dean of the College
of Education is the designated
Superintendent.
The school
has a three-fold mission of (1) being a
demonstration site for teacher
education; (2) developing curricula; (3)
conducting research (F.S. 228.053).
As a
demonstration site, the school is a
partner in the teacher education process
of the College of Education, providing
an ideal setting for the observation of
current instructional style sand
strategies. The school serves as a
location for pre-student teaching
experiences of undergraduate elementary
and secondary education students.
In addition, service to practitioners in
the field is provided through
professional visitations, workshops,
demonstrations, and teaching tapes.
The school is a site for statewide,
in-service clinical educator training.
Faculty members also serve as
instructors in the College of Education
(FAU), The Schmidt College of Arts and
Humanities (FAU), and Palm Beach
Community College.
The
standard academic subjects, foreign
language, physical education, and
selected areas of the humanities,
comprise ongoing curriculum development
activities. ADHUS serves as a
research site for the colleges and
departments in the University, the
public schools, and the private sector
as well as generating school-wide action
research projects. Current
research and grant projects are funded
through the University, the Florida
Department of Education, and
private/public foundations.
All three parts of the mission are based
on a keystone - educating ADHUS students
to reach their full potential.
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Philosophy
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The faculty of ADHUS believes that the purpose of
education is to provide a safe and secure environment
for students to acquire the skills, knowledge, and
problem solving strategies necessary to function as
responsible and productive members of society.
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School Environment
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Our school is structured to provide a safe and secure
environment that will encourage and develop the full
potential of the student academically, intellectually,
emotionally, socially, and physically. ADHUS provides
functional guiding teamwork involving parents, teachers,
administrators, staff, and teaching assistants to foster
the well being of the students and the school community.
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