The Mission of Franklin School is to provide a safe, nurturing, inspiring, and engaging environment through diverse learning experiences. Students are empowered to become creative, self-confident thinkers, problem solvers, communicators and collaborators who embrace life-long learning and become compassionate contributors to global society.

• Student Centered – We hold as a value that students are the center of learning
• Personalization – We hold as a value students are taught through a personalized learning environment where students are motivated and engaged by curriculum and instruction that is personally relevant and connected to real world learning experiences.
• Student Ownership – We hold as a value students are given opportunity to develop ownership for learning by being given voice and choice in teaching and learning
• Instruction – We hold as a value learning happens through rigorous, hands-on learning that incorporates multiple strategies and feedback to foster critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration and problem solving.
• Digital Learning – We hold as a value that we live in a digital world and technology is essential to learning anytime, anywhere.
• Relationships – We hold as a value students are taught by passionate, caring professionals who nurture positive and healthy interactions between teacher and student, and student to student.
• Leadership – We hold as a value that students are provided a variety of leadership roles to build self-confidence.
• Growth Mindset – We hold as a value that through encouragement and specific feedback all students will engage in continuous improvement to become life-long learners.
• Collaboration – We hold as a value that learning is social and that respect, discourse and feedback will be critical components of effective group work that is designed to achieve common goals.
• Responsibility – We hold as a value that all students will be accountable for their decisions and actions.
• Integrity – We hold as a value that all students will demonstrate moral and ethical conduct rooted in honesty and truthfulness.
• Citizenship: We hold as a value that all students are taught the obligation they have as citizens to be civic minded, including compassionate contributors locally and globally.
• Communication – We hold as a value that all students will be taught and encouraged to articulate thoughts and ideas using oral, written, and non-verbal communication in a variety of forms and contexts integrating the variety of communication resources available to them
• Well Rounded – We hold as a value the importance of educating the whole child through a comprehensive educational program.
• Diversity – We hold as a value that students hold themselves and all others in high esteem, understanding and respecting others from diverse backgrounds.
• Safety – We hold as a value that all students learn in a safe, caring and supportive environment that protects the physical, social and emotional well-being of children.
• Creativity – We hold as a value the opportunity for students to use their imagination, respect original ideas and engage in the production of artistic or innovative work.