Bristol Virginia Public Schools Vision Statement
 

 Lighting Paths to Knowledge
 

Bristol Virginia Public Schools Mission Statement
 
It is the aim of the Bristol Virginia Public School System to provide a range of programs, classes, and pupil Services which accommodate the ability levels and individual needs of the pupils, to the end that each pupil may fully develop his mental, emotional, and physical potentials, and recognize his own dignity and value as an individual and his responsibilities in a free society.
 
Van Pelt Elementary Philosophy
 
The purpose of Van Pelt Elementary School is to provide an environment in which the student will develop intellectually, emotionally, and physically in order to become a contributing member of society. Each student will be challenged to develop to full potential through personalized programs that provide flexible learning situations and a variety of learning activities, within an atmosphere of challenge and acceptance.
 
It is the responsibility of the school staff to provide each student the opportunity to acquire and retain basic facts, ideas, and concepts, and to develop an intellectual curiosity and a desire for learning that will extend beyond the school years. 

 
Each student is influenced by the community in which he lives. Therefore, cooperative and supportive interaction between the school and the community will be maintained.
 
The ultimate goal of the school's programs is to develop in each child the ability to communicate with others, the power to deal with everyday situations, the strength to apply rational thinking skills in solving problems.
   
 

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