The Level 6 students have adapted well to life in the Middle School. We don't know what we would do without them!

As a part of the Level 6 Advisory program, students examined the school's mission statement. They read and discussed Turning Point's Mission Statement, drew what the mission statement meant to them, and wrote their own mission statement for their Middle School years.


The students at first found it very hard to draw images that reflect honesty, responsibility, confidence, community involvement, and joyfulness, but they ultimately demonstrated their ability to think abstractly and completed some amazing drawings.

Before the Level 6 students could write their own mission statements, they had to reflect on what they want to get out of their middle school years. Each student had to consider what kind of person they are, what kind of person they want to become, their goals and hopes for their middle school years, and what kind of skills they want to develop in order to achieve those goals and hopes. Finally, they had to articulately explain their goals and the steps they will take to achieve those objectives over the next three years.

The purpose of the Mission Statement project is to help students become more aware of the role they play in shaping their middle school experience. Check out the Level 6 hallway to see their completed mission statements.