Our Mission
Our Mission Statement
Thornwood Hight School will provide challenging learning opportunities in a safe and supportive environment in which high expectations are established. Our aim is for students to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to become lifelong learners who responsibly and productively influence our world.
IB Mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
Dedication Statements
As representatives of the IB Program at Thornwood High School, we agree to uphold the following expectations. We will exemplify the IB Learner Profile Traits and set and example for our peers by observing these Dedication Statements.
- I will demonstrate integrity at all times; I will represent both my family and my school well.
- I will not engage in academic dishonesty of any kind.
- I will make reasonable, ethical decisions.
- I will show empathy toward others.
- I will seek to improve speaking and listening skills in my daily interaction and relationship with others.
- I will approach new challenges as opportunities to learn valuable skills.
- I will make my best efforts to balance academic, home, and work responsibilities.