H. Frank Carey High School

H. Frank Carey High School is one of five high schools in the Sewanhaka Central High School District of Nassau County. Carey High School is a junior/ senior high school with grades 7-12. Total population is approximately 1,800 students from the surrounding communities such as Garden City South, West Hempstead, Elmont, and Franklin Square. Carey is located in the small Long Island town of Franklin Square, and has become one of the center points of community interaction. From sports events to club sponsored activities, and don't forget the learning experience, Carey is always busy with many things to see and participate in.

MISSION STATEMENT

H. Frank Carey High School strives to create a culture and climate that:

• Promotes learning
• Encourages innovation
• Builds a community of life-long learners among
• Our students
• Our staff
• Our community.
This is achieved in a safe environment that recognizes and celebrates our diversity and challenges our students to be 21st Century learners.

 BELIEF STATEMENT
We believe that…

• All students have the potential to achieve academic success.
• Differentiated instruction is essential for academic success.
• Learning occurs best in a safe, nurturing environment.
• We should continually challenge ourselves as educators and be lifelong learners.
• Open communication amongst stakeholders (administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students) is essential for the success of our mission.
• Students should receive a multi-faceted education that encompasses developing our students’ social, emotional and physical well-being and prepare them to be critical thinkers and problem solvers.
• The community is an essential component in the development of our students.
• Infusing information technology skills into curriculum helps prepare our students for the challenges of the 21st Century.
• Students should be encouraged to appreciate and respect diversity in preparation for their success in a global society.
• Extracurricular activities and sports are essential components in developing successful young men and women.

PROFILE OF A GRADUATE

Students should be able to:

• Learn how to learn – become problem solvers.
• Use critical thinking and problem solving skills to deal with real life situations.
• Think analytically.
• Be politically, culturally and environmentally aware.
• Handle life’s challenges and obstacles and to be resilient.
• Use practical skills to live independently.
• Utilize technology in productive and responsible manner and adapt to the ever-changing advances in technology.
• Demonstrate integrity through moral and ethical decision making.
• Demonstrate tolerance towards others.

 

 

"A New York State School of Excellence"

230 Poppy Avenue
Franklin Square, NY 11010
[516] 539-9400