HELEN C. PEIRCE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
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Our Mission & Vision 

Our mission is to guide students to take ownership of their learning through experiential engagement and reflective thinking. We provide a balanced curriculum designed to meet the academic, cultural, and social-emotional needs of our diverse student body. All members of the Peirce community are committed to grow as productive, globally-minded citizens.
 
Through our rigorous Primary Years  and Middle Years Programmes and a differentiated instructional approach: 
  • We challenge our students to become critical thinkers while meeting their individual academic needs. 
  • We cultivate a learning environment that fosters intellectual, social, and emotional growth.  
  • We aspire to develop parental and community partnerships in order to nurture a holistic learning environment and create life-long student achievement that will prepare our students for real-world experiences and higher education.
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Peirce's equity purpose and practice

Purpose: All Peirce Community members will commit to and engage in becoming globally minded citizens, seeking to reach their full potential.

Principles:
  • Model and embody behaviors that build our community into globally minded citizens.
  • Seek to build understanding that creates the opportunity for all of us to become better.
  • Be introspective while seeking to understand other perspectives.
  • Empower individual voices with compassion and respect.
  • Hear, listen, and act from a place of empathy.

Participation: Students, Families, Staff, Community Members/Partnerships

A few of our Action Steps:
  • Provide ongoing training to staff on conflict resolution and peer accountability.
  • Ask teachers what helps them feel like they belong and are recognized.
  • Create opportunities for team building and getting to know each other.
  • Opportunities for cross grade level meetings.
  • Schedule opportunities for staff to participate in classroom observations.
  • Organize people in school to equitably reach all families.
  • Ensure accessibility for families at school workshops.
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 Helen C. Peirce
School of  International Studies
1423 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago IL, 60660
Phone: (773) 534 2440
Fax: (773) 534 2577
PK Branch
5300 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone:  (773) 534-2234
​Fax:  (773) 534-2235
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  • Home
  • About
    • Our History
    • Mission & Vision
    • School Tours
    • Enrollment Information
    • Policies & Forms
    • Staff Directory
    • Local School Council (LSC)
    • Continuous Improvement Work Plan
    • Support Peirce
    • Branding Guidelines
  • Family Information
    • Before & After School Programs
    • Case Management
    • Student Door Entry
    • New to Peirce
    • Family Communication
    • Parent Organizations
    • Principal's Newsletter
    • Volunteer Opportunties
  • Academics
    • International Baccalaureate >
      • IB Primary Years Programme
      • IB Middle Years Programme
      • IB Learner Profile
    • Pre K
    • Art
    • English Learner Program
    • Counseling Department
    • Dance
    • Garden
    • Music
    • Physical Education
    • Restorative Practices
    • Spanish
    • Sports Programs
    • Technology
  • Calendar