Ready to Serve
Woodland prep will open its doors to serve all children in Washington and surrounding counties in 2020-2021 school year. Woodland Prep makes the highest quality education available to all children. As an open enrollment public charter school, there are no admissions requirements and no tuition. Our program is designed for all students.
About Us
Woodland Prep is established by Washington County Students First (WCSF), a non-profit foundation. Board of Directors of WCSF are volunteers who are passionate about transforming public education in Washington County, Alabama by providing a comprehensive and holistic educational model which incorporates STEM, Reading, Art and Social-Emotional learning. Founding board members consists of highly qualified and enthusiastic individuals who want to provide a choice and alternative K-12 program to Washington County students and parents.
Mission
Our mission is to equip our students with 21st century skills by providing a safe and collaborative environment which will cultivate their individual academic and social development.
Core Values
At Woodland Prep, we inspire and challenge students to grow in virtue. Virtues are particular kinds of human excellence, including ethical, intellectual, and physical excellence. The following core values will receive a special emphasis within our school program and culture:
Students First
We will strive to prioritize our children’s education and well-being first. We believe that each child has his/her own unique set of gifts and talents and curiosity. We will work to help each child discover their potential and individualize instruction to the strengths of the student.
Academic Excellence
By providing and implementing a rigorous yet individualized approach to education, we aspire to see each student excel academically. High academic standards will be set for each student with the expectation that each will succeed and maximize his/her learning potential and foster a life-long love for learning.
Community Centered
We will strive to be community centered by partnering with parents and local organization and businesses to create a cooperative educational environment. We will work to create a diverse learning experience for all students that reflects the educational opportunities within our region.
Accountability
We strive for accountability in all levels of the academic spectrum. We are accountable to each other, as stakeholders, in striving to provide the best academic environment for our students. Board Members, the principal, faculty and staff, students, and parents will all be held accountable to each other for academic excellence.
Academic Excellence
We will strive for academic excellence. By providing and implementing a rigorous yet individualized approach to education, we aspire to see each student excel academically. High academic standards will be set for each student with the expectation that each will succeed while being encouraged to maximize his/her learning potential and foster a life-long love for learning.
Community Centered
We will strive to be community minded by partnering with parents and local organization and businesses to create a cooperative educational environment. We will work to create a diverse learning experience for all students that reflects the educational opportunities within our region.
Academic Excellence
Within that context, every teacher will have a passion for their subject and will have exceptional qualifications. We'll have a system for ongoing training designed to motivate and provide state of the art and progressive educational approaches.
High academic standards will be set for each student with the expectation that each will succeed all the while being encouraged by each stakeholder to maximize his/her learning potential and foster a life-long love for learning.
While we will provide quality curriculum, we recognize that it is the faculty who makes the curriculum applicable and successful. We will ensure faculty and staff recognize this responsibility, and they'll be equipped them with the best and most effective training and materials.
Accountability
Within that context, every teacher will have a passion for their subject and will have exceptional qualifications. We'll have a system for ongoing training designed to motivate and provide state of the art and progressive educational approaches.
High academic standards will be set for each student with the expectation that each will succeed all the while being encouraged by each stakeholder to maximize his/her learning potential and foster a life-long love for learning.
While we will provide quality curriculum, we recognize that it is the faculty who makes the curriculum applicable and successful. We will ensure faculty and staff recognize this responsibility, and they'll be equipped them with the best and most effective training and materials.