Hawthorne School Parent-Student Handbook 2016-2017
Hawthorne School
201 Fycke Lane
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Phone: 201-833-5540
Fax: 201-862-2350
Deirdre Spollen-LaRaia, Ed.D.
Principal
Hawthorne School Mission Statement
The mission of Hawthorne School is to provide our students a place where academic
excellence, personal integrity, diverse perspectives and meaningful relationships thrive in a
safe, respectful, nurturing, and intellectually stimulating environment.
7+ ¹ Habits of Hawthorne’s Highly Effective Students
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle
At Hawthorne School, we are committed to constantly strive to reflect on and improve performance. Our 7+¹
Habits of Hawthorne’s Highly Effective Students establish our norms for acting and thinking intelligently when
we are faced with new problems or situations.
1. Persist – Stick to it! And Don’t Give Up! Persevere in tasks through to completion;
remain focused, be thoughtful and take your time in body and mind.
2. Apply Past Knowledge to New Situations – Use what you learn! Access prior
knowledge; transfer knowledge beyond the situation in which it was learned.
3. Listen with Understanding and Empathy – Understand Others! And Work
Together! Devote mental energy to another person‘s thoughts and ideas; hold in
abeyance one‘s own thoughts in order to perceive another‘s point of view and
emotions; think independently, learn from others in reciprocal situations.
4. Think Innovatively and Communicate with Clarity and Preci