 The Harbor School Method believes education should be child centered and built on high expectations for both student behavior and academic endeavor. Decisions on every level should be based on the question, “What’s best for kids?” The Harbor Method proactively sets up an environment that allows students to focus on learning, while in a safe, secure setting.
Founded by 30-year Idaho educator & school administrator, Mrs. Rebecca Stallcop, the Harbor School Method has systematically taken the areas of behavior, academic standards, and school leadership and woven them together in a simple, yet complete and unique manner to create bully-free schools that focus on learning, not reactive discipline, and are places where both students and educators thrive. Summary “When students are given a learning environment with low threat to their personal safety and self esteem and highly challenging academic content, the inevitable outcome is accelerated learning. The Harbor School Method establishes this school philosophy, embraced by the principals, teachers and other adults involved in the school. The administrator, teachers, other school personnel, parents, and students must hold that every person in a Harbor School is valued and that every student will succeed at a high level both socially and academically. The Harbor School character education plan results in a safe school infused with positive peer pressure, students who are ready to learn everyday, and who possess the self-discipline needed to maximize theirs and other’s educational experiences. The academic program of a Harbor School is designed to meet the needs of students, not cater to the convenience of teachers, administrators, or the school calendar. That means that all styles and rates of learning are taken into account, yet expectations for achievement are not compromised. The Harbor School Method is evidence that where expectations are high and supported with proper instruction in an environment conducive to concentration and comprehension, the results are outstanding. Current Harbor Schools in Operation Liberty Charter School, the founding Harbor School Method, and its successful fully-duplicated school, Victory Charter School, are both located in Nampa, Idaho, just a few minutes west of Boise, the State’s capital. In operation for 10 and six years, respectively, both schools’ continued success in the areas described on this website have resulted in them being among the very highest in academic achievement in the State. As well, their students are attending two of the safest schools in Idaho with neither school ever having reported a serious fighting, bullying, weapons, or drug incident. For more information about these schools, please visit their websites: www.libertycharterschool.com www.victorycharterschool.com Tours of the Liberty Charter School are held regularly, and can be scheduled by calling 208-466-7952. A third school to fully replicate the Harbor School Method, Legacy Public Charter School, will open in Nampa in Fall 2011. With oversight by the Harbor Method founder, the school will create another opportunity for families seeking safe and challenging school choices, and help address the nearly 4,000 students on the waiting lists at Liberty and Victory. To learn more about Legacy, visit www.legacycharterschool.net. To contact the Harbor School Method Founder, Mrs. Rebecca Stallcop, please email her at rstallcop@harborschoolmethod.com. |
