Embedded Files
Sandpiper Signature Practices
COLLABORATORS: Learn and Grow Together
At Sandpiper, our Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are the foundation of all we do. In these collaborative teams, educators engage in ongoing reflection, instructional rounds, and shared inquiry to continuously improve teaching and learning. This collective commitment ensures that all students receive high-quality, equitable instruction—and that we, as a professional community, model the same habits of thinking, innovation, and advocacy we strive to cultivate in our learners.
Sandpiper's Approach to our Learner Profile
THINKERS: Deepen Understanding
At Sandpiper, we nurture thinkers by integrating metacognitive strategies into daily instruction. Students are taught to reflect on their own learning, ask meaningful questions, and engage in academic discourse that challenges assumptions and strengthens understanding.
INNOVATORS: Explore Ideas
Innovation thrives at Sandpiper through our use of design thinking as a tool for exploration and problem-solving. Whether students are engineering solutions in STEM labs, designing prototypes in passion projects, or creatively expressing ideas in the arts, we provide opportunities for learners to take risks, iterate, and view challenges as opportunities for discovery. Our approach fosters curiosity, resilience, and the confidence to try new perspectives.
ADVOCATES: Champion Positive Impact
Advocacy is at the heart of community life at Sandpiper. Through programs like Stingray Families and our DEIB initiatives, students learn to value diverse perspectives and build cross-grade connections rooted in empathy and belonging. Our learners practice speaking up with courage, listening with compassion, and taking action to make their school and world a more inclusive and just place.
Report abuse