Summary of Name Change Data

Name Change Data Summary

Statements

Among the statements provided by individuals about the things that we do well as a school and that are valued by the those responding to the survey, there were two predominant themes.  First was about the school as a community as safe, welcoming and accepting.  Some select statements are:

·        value they don't tolerate "isms" like racism, classism, homophobia, instead the actively address these issues and will not allow them to slide by

·        Value how open-ended everyone is and how warm and wecloming to school was from the first day

·        Value acceptance of diverse personalities of kids and exposure to other cultures and ethnicities to help students gain a wider understanding of our own community and the global community

·        Welcoming students into the community, providing space for students to follow their passions, and rejoicing in students' successes.

·        builds a community, produce wonderful people

·        Value the small size, allowing for more intimate relationships with faculty; the size engenders a community small enough that you kinda have to be nice to everyone because you're not going to be more than 30 feet from them every day

·        Value the environment of ARTech and the social acceptability. It is a safe place for students and staff which provides a comfortable atmosphere for learning/teaching.

The second was about the learning environment of the school as encouraging, supportive, and mostly, honoring individuality and creativity.  Some select statements are:

·        Provides opportunities for critical thinking High expectations

·        They help the students learn to focus, think positive, and look at their future early so they have a direction on where they need to study and strive for as they go into adulthood.

·        Helps each student find creative ways of gathering knowledge and then sharing that knowledge (personal projects)

·        Imbue creativity, foster independence, create community, develop relationships 

between students and students and staff, teach critical thinking

·        ARTech gives our kids a "voice." ARTech cares deeply for the students and invests in them personally. ARTech blends the academic disciplines into a well-balanced whole.

·        Value the students having a voice in the school and are empowered to make decisions

·        Value independent learning skills, ability to appreciate and support difference in learning styles, respect for each other, helping students find and develop interests and talents, proactive about social and health curriculum.

·        Value that ARTech allows the students to develop themselves as academic individuals

·        provides individualized support, mentoring, teaching creates a community where students can be everything they are....that day, and again the next day, if they are different a place where students can explore who they are and who their interests are in their (own) way 

·        encourage individual growth within a connected community

These are only a handful of comments, but a selection that is representative of the 336 comments collected.

Adjectives

Over 600 adjectives were submitted.  Below are the top twenty. 

Adjective	#
creative	26
independence/individual (or derivation)	19
fun	18
community	17
friendly (or derivation)	15
small (or derivation)	14
accepting (or derivation)	13
open (or derivation)	13
unique (or derivation)	13
awesome	12
project-based	12
artistic (or derivation)	11
innovative	11
safe	10
supportive	10
welcoming	10
progressive	9
diverse	8
inclusive	7