OUR MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY

OUR MISSION is to provide a motivating and challenging high-quality educational program that inspires students to academic success. We achieve this by offering a curriculum emphasizing higher level mathematics as well as written and oral communication skills in several languages. Our interdisciplinary, hands-on approach takes place in a safe, orderly and nurturing multicultural environment which promotes intellectual development and responsibility.

To accomplish its mission, the school makes every effort to:

• Teach toward mastery of the basic skills.
• Encourage the love of reading and writing in both languages.
• Promote critical thinking and problem solving in both languages.
• Improve social skills (i.e. self-control, self-esteem, self-respect, self-motivation, conflict resolution, cultural diversity awareness, and acceptance).

OUR GOAL is to prepare students to be confident, goal-oriented lifelong learners in order to succeed in today’s multi-national society.

OUR VISION is to become the premier K-8 private school in the Bay Area where all students are given the opportunity to exceed national norms.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

• Student achievement is the chief priority of the school. 
• Literacy in a bilingual environment prepares our students to meet the needs and challenges of the twenty-first century.
• All students can learn.

SCHOOL-WIDE LEARNER OUTCOMES

San Francisco Pacific Academy has the following School-Wide Learner Outcomes for all students.  At the time of graduation, all students at SFPA will become T.I.G.E.R.S.

Trustworthy individuals who

• Demonstrate academic and personal integrity
• Strive to reach their potential and have a realistic understanding of themselves

Independent critical thinkers who

• Solve problems creatively
• Analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information

Global citizens who

• Value and preserve the environment
• Accept and respect the diversity inherent in a multi-cultural world

Effective communicators who

• Understand oral and written information
• Express themselves clearly, logically, and creatively in oral, written, and visual forms

Reflective learners who

• Achieve academic proficiency in reading, writing, and math
• Produce evidence of knowledge and problem solving ability by meeting and exceeding current standards

Socially responsible individuals who

• Collaborate meaningfully and efficiently in teams
• Value their own contributions and those of others