Mission & Vision Statement

The P.S.287 Mission Statement

Our mission is to continuously serve our global community by preparing students to become leaders who utilize innovation, creativity, and global awareness to positively impact the world around them.

We do this by ensuring that every learner, every day is making demonstrable gains in academic achievement, social awareness, and student agency.

The P.S.287 Vision Statement

We believe that as a BOLD school it is our professional responsibility to ensure that all students have access to rigorous curriculum that reflects their experiences and hopes. We believe that by strengthening student voice and agency we are building the foundational truth towards academic excellence. We additionally believe that through innovative and culturally responsive instruction we are preparing our students to lead as critical thinkers and future leaders. Together the P.S. 287 School community will demonstrate our vision through our iSTRONG values:

• I =Innovative

• S =Smart

• T =Tenacious

• R =Resilient

• O =Optimistic

• N =Noteworthy

• G =Goal Getters