Higgs Carter King

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The overall goal of the Higgs, Carter, King Gifted and Talented Charter Academy is to help young people develop a comprehensive array of life-long learning skills and competencies which will empower them to connect learning to life and increase their likelihood of success in the real world. The specific goals are below.

(1) All students will possess the academic and personal habits and attitudes desired of an educated citizen in the 21st Century.

(2) All students will possess the ability to use knowledge and skills, think logically and solve problems related to mathematics

(3) All students will have the sufficient knowledge, skills and strategies of science to be intelligent consumers and responsible users of scientific information

(4) All students will participate in a comprehensive program of community service that reflects responsible citizens in a democratic society and an interdependent world.

(5) All students will understand and apply the knowledge, concepts, principles and themes embedded in each of the social studies - history, geography, political sciences, economics and philosophy.