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We want prepare students to become exemplary citizens.
A Place Where You Belong
Having age-appropriate freedom around your learning, knowing your opinions count, and knowing your actions contribute to a community are important contributors to that mission. Our students credit our teachers for providing chances to make choices, come up with their own projects, and giving
STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS
opportunities for independence. ?It?s the lengths to which teachers are willing to go to make sure I succeed.?
Last year, we surveyed students Grades 6 - 12 in the fall and spring to measure their sense of motivation and engagement at School. The survey instrument, developed by SAIS, tracks these traits:
We know that students will truly meet their potential when they feel heard and when they feel part of a community. Overall, students feel a deep, meaningful connection to the School, especially their peers and teachers. There do not appear to be
? Autonomy: How well can I do the things that I
significant differences between genders, grades, and
want to do and have some choice over my experiences?
race/ethnicity identities, in students' sense of Autonomy, Belonging, or Competence, but we are especially pleased not to see major differences along these dimensions in Belonging.
? Belonging: Do I feel heard, and do I feel like I
"The teachers genuinely care about you. They ask about what you're doing out of school
am really a part of this community?
and how you're doing. I also have good friends that make me feel part of the community."
? Competence: Am I well prepared to do the More than grades and test scores, Competence measures if our
things that I want to do?
students feel they have the resources and support they need to
The results of the first survey in fall 2020 were reported in a previous Autumn Views. With thanks to St. Anne?s alumnus and Executive Director of MISBO Damian Kavanagh ?93, Ed.S., CAE, who helped develop the survey in a former role with SAIS, we are able to report the these findings from the spring 2021survey.
complete challenging work, and if they believe hard effort will have rewards. Based on national data, we would expect to see differences among gender, older students, and students of color in how they rate their capability to do good work. We did not observe any differences in these groups in this survey. "We are given a lot of time and opportunities to improve our work. Once I finally finish my work, I feel satisfied, because I know it's the best I could do." 8
