{"id":113,"date":"2016-05-24T19:08:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T19:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:56:38","slug":"mission-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/about\/mission-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Statement and Core Values"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; background_style=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column]\t<div class=\"aq-block-aq_page_header_block\">\r\n\t\r\n<header class=\"page-header ebor-pad-me\">\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\r\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Flock-to-the-Rock-Jan-10th-6817-scaled.jpg\" class=\"background-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Flock-to-the-Rock-Jan-10th-6817-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Flock-to-the-Rock-Jan-10th-6817-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Flock-to-the-Rock-Jan-10th-6817-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Flock-to-the-Rock-Jan-10th-6817-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Flock-to-the-Rock-Jan-10th-6817-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Flock-to-the-Rock-Jan-10th-6817-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Flock-to-the-Rock-Jan-10th-6817-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-white alt-font\">Rockridge Secondary School<\/span><h1 class=\"text-white\">Mission Statement and Core values<\/h1><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"\"><h1 class=\"\">Mission Statement<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"lead  \"><p>Rockridge School strives to graduate responsible and creative global citizens in a respectful and diverse environment where relevant learning fosters excellence in personal achievement, compassion, curiosity, and critical thinking.<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_separator align=&#8221;align_left&#8221;]<div class=\"\"><h1 class=\"\">Core values<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"lead  \"><p>For a school to be successful, students, staff and parents must be committed to a clearly defined set of core values. These values provide direction for school programs and the establishment of a school climate in which each student may have the opportunity to grow and reach an optimum level of academic, artistic, athletic, and personal success.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/09\/Rockridge-Final-R-A-V-E-N-S-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10685 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/09\/Rockridge-Final-R-A-V-E-N-S-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/09\/Rockridge-Final-R-A-V-E-N-S-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/09\/Rockridge-Final-R-A-V-E-N-S-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/09\/Rockridge-Final-R-A-V-E-N-S-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/09\/Rockridge-Final-R-A-V-E-N-S-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/09\/Rockridge-Final-R-A-V-E-N-S-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/09\/Rockridge-Final-R-A-V-E-N-S-scaled.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following core values serve as our foundation at Rockridge Secondary School. We will strive to establish an atmosphere in which:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b\u200bLearning is our primary focus.<\/li>\n<li>Students are recognized and appreciated for putting forth a strong effort.<\/li>\n<li>Students have the opportunity and are encouraged to assume leadership roles.<\/li>\n<li>Mutual caring exists among students, teachers, and parents.<\/li>\n<li>Cooperation, teamwork, respect for others and their work guide daily behaviour at our school.<\/li>\n<li>Pride of ownership exists in our school and community.<\/li>\n<li>Students and staff work cooperatively in helping students become successful in both academic areas and other activities.<\/li>\n<li>Students are aware of the importance of the core subject areas and how they<\/li>\n<li>impact on their lives while in school and in future years.<\/li>\n<li>A smooth, well-organized and secure transition is established between the elementary school and Rockridge Secondary.<\/li>\n<li>Students are provided the opportunity to develop interests, creativity and talents.<\/li>\n<li>Parents are invited to get involved in our school through the advisory council, work projects and\/or school volunteer programs.<\/li>\n<li>Staff, students, and parents have opportunities to participate in the evaluation of our school.<\/li>\n<li>The counseling department provides a strong support system for our students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div>[vc_separator align=&#8221;align_left&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;custom-menu&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>In this Section<\/h5>\n<div class=\"menu-about-container\"><ul id=\"menu-about\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-696\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-696\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/about\/bell-schedule-2025-26\/\">Bell Schedule 2026-27<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-197\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-197\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/about\/code-of-conduct\/\">Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8124\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8124\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/about\/daily-announcements\/\">Ebulletins &#038; 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