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 Buena Vista Elementary • 310 S. Batesville Rd. • Greer, SC 29650 • (864) 355-2200 • FAX: (864) 355-2214 Thursday, May 24, 2012 

Mission Statement
The mission of Buena Vista Elementary School is to educate students academically while supporting them socially and emotionally as they grown into productive citizens and life-long learners.
Vision of Buena Vista Elementary School
The vision of Buena Vista Elementary School is to offer a challenging, progressive, character-building, standards-based curriculum that enables the students to become self-directed, successful learners.  We envision students who have a well-developed self-esteem and are open-minded to diversity.  Our students will also become creative problem solvers, socially well-adjusted, service-oriented, and prepared for future challenges.
Our Beliefs
  1. We are committed to continuous improvement.
  2. We believe that all members of the Buena Vista Community (parents, students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community members) can learn.
  3. We establish high standards of learning that we expect all students to achieve.
  4. We believe that social, emotional, and intellectual skills can be learned along with character values and self-discipline.
  5. We believe that a supportive learning environment is characterized by safety, mutual respect, communication, and collaboration among parents, students, faculty, staff, and administration.
  6. We believe that people learn for both internal and external reasons, including high expectations, mastery of skills, curiosity, and preparation for the future.
  7. We believe that people learn best through a wide variety of experiences, including instruction targeting different ability levels and styles of learning, modeling, hands-on and real life applications.
  8. We believe that applied technology, the integration of the arts, and a research based, interdisciplinary curriculum can enhance learning.
  9. We believe that ongoing assessment is critical to continuous improvement and encompasses a variety of formal and informal instruments, including standardized testing, self assessment, observation, and the tracking of long term goals. We believe that assessment results should be shared.
  10. We establish high standards of learning that we expect all students to achieve.
  11. We are committed to continuous improvement.
Core Values
Character, Citizenship, Cooperation, Respect, Responsibility