Service Learning Location: Blog #1

The place I have chosen to do my service learning project in at Bellview Elementary in the Canyon School District. I chose this location because it is close to my current place of employment. As I look up information about the school, some things that I found interesting are the demographics. I noticed that they have a high percentage of students coming from low income families. Their test scores on average are also right with the state averages or even in some cases they were lower than the state average. It will be interesting to see how these demographics compare to my experiences I've had so far in a classroom. Just as a side note, Ive been working in a private school for the last year, so this is will be very interesting to compare the similarities and differences. 

As I went to the school website I was impressed by their mission statement. One of the main points in their mission statement is that "Individuals have the right to a positive and safe school environment." I like this because I believe that when you achieve this among teachers, students and parents you can foster the best learning environment. You will also find the most success as you create a classroom where its safe and consistent to learn in. If they are successful in their mission statement, I am excited to be at their school observing and learning from them.