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The Digital Design and Engineering Academy Mission Statement
The DDE Academy strives to instill academic excellence by challenging all students creatively and intellectually. We provide an inclusive community of students, staff, and community members working together to foster student achievement, build self-worth and to mold character so that students may best fulfill their potential and meet future challenges as leaders in diverse fields in a constantly evolving world. The academy is driven to provide competency-based instruction, life skills, certified occupational skills, and meaningful employment by providing a hands-on real-world approach. We work in accordance with Knight High School’s mission to facilitate college and career bound students with a rigorous learning environment.
The Digital Design and Engineering Academy Vision Statement
The Vision of the DDE Academy is to provide a comprehensive education program which includes:
- Recognizing academic needs of each student and aid in achieving high academic and behavioral aspirations
- Support from interdisciplinary units to develop well-rounded students
- Teacher collaboration with cross-curriculum based projects
- The integration of technology in all curricular areas to obtain information, communicate, and solve problems
- Building and supporting the students prior knowledge and growth through extended learning
- Academic interventions and support through and beyond the school day
- A structured learning experience with college bound skills as the main goal
- Emphasis on developing high order thinking skills
- Consistent evaluation and assessment of academy procedures
- Workplace learning opportunities such as job shadowing, student internships, and work experience
- Integrated and project-based curriculum, mentor program, classroom speakers, field trips, and exploration of postsecondary career options
- Constant parent and community collaboration and communication
- Strong hands-on industry level competencies