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High School Academics
The central functions of our academic community at AUS are learning,
teaching, research and scholarship. Therefore our school's purpose is to
provide our motivated students with a plethora of opportunities to
demonstrate success and maximize their potential for growth in
preparation for career and college readiness. Students will be able to
pursue a program of studies that challenges and enriches their learning
experiences in a global society.
As such, we are committed to:
challenging students in their development of academic discipline and excellence
enhancing their skills in language arts, the humanities, mathematics, the sciences, athletics,
and performing arts
encouraging their development of the higher level cognitive skills of analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation
promoting the characteristics of active and responsible citizenship
developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to pursue lifelong learning
fostering tolerance, understanding, and acceptance of people regardless of backgrounds,
beliefs, or lifestyles
learning communities fundamentally based upon intellectual honesty
respect for the dignity of others, and openness to constructive change
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