Our
common mission
is to play a central role in building partnerships for learning
by:
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providing direction and physical access to the world of
information resources
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stimulating interest in reading
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facilitating the student, professional and organisational
learning process
Our
educational goals
are:
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To support and enhance the St Stithians mission and goals
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To support a resource-based, real-world, active learning
curriculum
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To provide leadership in and support of collaborative
partnerships between students, teachers, parents and
community
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To stimulate higher order thinking through embedding
information skills in the curriculum
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To promote knowledge creation and communication by students
and teachers alike
Our
informational goals
are:
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To provide equitable access to local, national and global learning
resources in all formats
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To carefully source, select, organize and promote learning
resources for our community, with particular emphasis on
resources appropriate to the African context
Our cultural goals are:
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To promote social and cultural awareness and sensitivity
within a South African, African and global context
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To support the concept that intellectual freedom and access
to information are prerequisite to effective, responsible
and democratic citizenship
Our
recreational goals are:
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To
develop and sustain the habit and enjoyment of reading and learning
amongst our whole community
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To encourage meaningful use of leisure time through the
provision of appropriate recreational information, materials
and programmes
Goals adapted from: American Association of School Librarians.
1998. Information power: building partnerships for learning.
Chicago: American Library Association |
Resource Centres
