The mission of The Barack Obama Green Charter High School is to prepare
students to become informed, engaged and independent critical thinkers
and to inspire leaders for sustainable development with a focus on
our environment. Students will be educated in a school community
that fosters high expectations for both achievement and conduct and
facilitates clear connections between the curriculum, the community
and the world.
The founders of The Barack Obama Green Charter High School believe
in the potential of Plainfield’s youth to achieve at much higher
levels than district performance data suggests. As such, we seek
to change the performance trajectory for Plainfield students with
the establishment of The Barack Obama Green Charter High School by
engaging children in challenging and meaningful work, with the expectation
that they will do well both academically and socially. Students will
be supported by a committed and competent community of teachers and
administrators who identify high student achievement as their professional
priority. The education program will draw upon research proven interventions
and promising practices of high-performing schools serving a student
population comparable to the student population in Plainfield.
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School will feature:
Small Learning Communities enable personalization and promote greater
interaction between teachers and students.
Problem Based Learning is
a “hands on” teaching
method that creates student-driven projects and activities which
focus on increasing critical thinking skills, and values student
autonomy, choice, unsupervised work time, and responsibility.
Service Learning connects the curriculum to the real world and fosters
participation in community revitalization.
Educational Focus on Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to
meet human needs such as energy, water and food, while preserving
the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the
present, but in the indefinite future.
