Strong in Every Way
Strong in Every Way (SIEW) is a comprehensive, ongoing initiative by Zionsville Community Schools launched in fall 2016. This program aims to nurture connected, resilient, and culturally aware young people through their formative years within our school community. SIEW focuses on three key domains of development: Developing Connections, Developing Assets and Resources, and Developing Cultural Understanding—all to ensure our students grow into well-rounded individuals prepared for a diverse world.
Developing Connections
In Zionsville Community Schools (ZCS), students and staff are known, everyone has the skills and supports to solve problems, and families and community members are engaged as partners.
Developing Assets and Resources
ZCS user research-based materials and strategies to increase academic achievement and develop the five traits of success.
* Achievement: A thing done successfully typically by effort, courage or skills.
* Five Traits of Success: compassion, confidence, determination, ethics and wellness.
Developing Cultural Understandings
Everyone Belongs Here statement developed by students:
Zionsville Community Schools actively supports dignity, humanity, and inclusions for all. We expect that all adults and students will contribute to creating and sustaining classroom and school cultures of dignity, community and partnership by:
- celebrating our differences
- building relationships
- ensuring a safe school environment
- preparing youth to thrive in our global world
- understanding that hate has no home in ZCS; Everyone Belongs Here.
