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WorksheetsSVAH Student Vision and Mission Poll
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
Select your top 2: What should school feel like every day? A place where...
every student gets what they need to succeed
your home language and culture are seen as strengths
no one is underestimated because of where they come from
students with disabilities (IEPs) are fully included and supported
rules and resources are shared fairly
Select your top 2: What kind of support matters most in a school?
A. People who notice when you’re struggling and help you early
B. Teachers who show they care about your life, not just your grades
C. Spaces where you can be honest and talk about real things
D. Classrooms where you are respected and feel safe to be yourself
E. Adults who hold you to high expectations and help you get there
Select your top 2: What makes a school feel like it belongs to everyone?
A. When everyone’s needs are considered, not just the loudest voices
B. When no one is left out of activities, lessons, or celebrations
C. When every student is known and appreciated for who they are
D. When the school reflects the people, languages, and cultures in it
E. When differences are seen as strengths, not problems
Select your top 2: What does it mean to learn something deeply?
A. Asking big questions and exploring different answers
B. Understanding how history and current events connect to your life
C. Studying stories, poems, and voices from many perspectives
D. Talking through ideas and learning with your classmates
E. Seeing how learning helps you make sense of the world
Select your top 2: What kind of learning keeps you interested?
A. Projects that let you explore real issues and make a difference
B. Subjects that connect with your culture, community, or passions
C. Topics that help you ask why things are the way they are
D. Assignments that allow for choices and creative thinking
E. Activities where your voice and ideas actually matter
Select your top 2: What kind of thinking should school encourage?
A. Being able to change your mind when you learn something new
B. Knowing how to challenge unfair systems or decisions
C. Using curiosity to guide your learning
D. Understanding your own opinions and where they come from
E. Being open to others' ideas, even when they’re different
Select your top 2: What should students be able to do at school?
A. Use your strengths to support others and your community
B. Give feedback and help shape school policies and decisions
C. Participate in solving problems that affect the school
D. Learn how to lead, speak up, and advocate for change
E. Co-create school events, lessons, and projects with adults
Select your top 2: How should students experience the arts at school?
A. Have time and space to make original art and share it with others
B. Explore how art connects to emotions, identity, and justice
C. Learn from artists, both from the past and your own community
D. Use art to tell your story or reflect on the world around you
E. Try different art forms to find your unique way of expressing yourself
Select your top 2: What should students learn about the world?
A. How history connects to what’s happening now
B. That our past includes many voices, not just the dominant one
C. How systems of power affect people’s lives
D. That everyone’s story and history matters
E. That the truth includes complexity and contradiction
Select your top 2: What role should questioning and critique play in learning?
A. Asking why things are the way they are
B. Challenging ideas, not just accepting them
C. Analyzing messages in media, lessons, and daily life
D. Naming what’s unfair and imagining what’s possible
E. Giving and receiving feedback in ways that help everyone grow
Is there anything you'd like to tell us or explain about your answers to the questions above?
Select your top 2: What makes you feel smart and confident at school?
A. Being seen as smart in different ways, not just grades
B. Being able to show your learning through projects or art
C. Discovering new things you didn’t know you could do
D. Getting better at something because of effort and support
E. Having your ideas taken seriously by adults and peers
What is the purpose of school?
What should the special purpose of SVAH be?
Dream big, no limits: what should SVAH's biggest goals be?
Dream big: tell about specific ideas you have for SVAH. For example, an outdoor graffiti wall with spray cans, students in classrooms as TAs, a club devoted to...???
