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Shoal River Middle School
Mustang Learning Community
Shaping Our World
VISION
The vision of the Mustang Learning
Community is to empower the learner
to develop career-minded, problem
solving skills necessary to be
successful leaders in a competitive
global society.
MISSION
The mission of the Mustang Learning
Community is to facilitate 21 st century,
student-relevant curriculum that is
research based & technologyadvanced. Diverse learners will
develop and attain independent and
cooperative problem solving skills
through community and stakeholder
relationships.
MLC Traits
Problem/Project Based Learning and
Real-World Application
Diverse Population
Integrated Curriculum
Learning is FUN
Positive Character Development
DIVERSITY
The population of the community will reflect
the general population of SRMS.
All Ability Levels
All Learning Styles
Grades 6-8
Learning from and working with other
students provides the opportunity for all
students to interact and receive recognition
for their individual contributions.
PROJECT BASED
LEARNING
Real World Relevance
Hands-On Problem Solving
Planning/Research, Collaboration,
Presentation
Integrated Core Curriculum taught
through thematic units called Quests
INTEGRATED
CURRICULUM
The majority of the core curriculum will be
integrated and taught through thematic units
called Quests.
Science
Social Studies
Language Arts
Math Applications
Fine Arts
Research shows students retain
information better when it is not
taught in isolation but presented
multiple ways in multiple classrooms
with real-life application.
Core math curriculum will be taught
separately at the student’s ability level.
QUESTS
Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, &
Math Applications will be taught through
thematic units called Quests.
3 Tiers of Learning: Acquisition,
Application, Simulation
Required curriculum will be presented in a
theme that is relevant to the student
1 st Quarter: Rights, Respect, & Responsibility
2 nd Quarter: Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise
SKILLS
Skills Most Prized by Fortune 500 Companies
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Interpersonal Skills
Oral Communication
Listening
Personal & Career Development
Creative Thinking
Leadership
Goal Setting & Motivation
Writing
These skills, even more so than content
knowledge, empower a learner to be successful in
our competitive global society.
SERVICE LEARNING
Partnerships with businesses and community
leaders
Presentations by business members to
students and students to business members
Projects or products that give back to our
community
Real-world connections