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our mission is cognative learning, cognative learning is the results of listening, watching,touching, expirencing, analyzing, and orgnizing ideas. our vision is academic excellence, academic excellance is the demonstrated ability to preform,achive,and excell in academic activities.
 * Element One: **** * Concept definition ** –
 * cognative learning and academic excellence**
 * Element Two: ** * **Information/statistics** –

__ Vision: Academic Excellence __ Illinois has had a honor roll for academic excellence. We have gotten lots of awards for:
 * High Schools- 5
 * Middle Schools- 67
 * Elementary and K through 8- 366

They have also been divided by where the schools are like:
 * Suburban Schools
 * Chicago Schools
 * Downstate Schools

Some of our practices and traditions at I.A.M.S are fiesta cultural and assemblys. we have choosen these because of the cognative learning that is represented in both of these. in most cases there are dances that are represented in them. It help you learn about your backround and other nationalities.
 * Element Three: **** Connection to IAMS ** –


 * Element Five: ** **Personal Experience** – Students //share// how the IAMS **practice or tradition** described in Element Three have 1.) impacted them personally **and** 2.) advanced the realization of their mission and vision **concept**.

Pamela: My personal experiences at the Fiesta Cultural have always been very informational. I have learned so much from them, like from Ecuador. My mom and grandma have also gone with me, so they enjoyed it as well. There are many activities to do, and there are also raffles.

Simone: my personal experiences at fiesta cultural have been filled with alot of new knowladge from /about cultures i had never learned about. at assembleys we get to watch alot of preformances from different cultures, it kind of helps us identify with them in anew and different way

cognative learning __what we are doing :__ to advance the realization of cognative learning teachers have been trying to make the class room more interactive and hands on for example conducting science experiments and interactive activities.
 * Element Six: ** **Personal Commitment** - Students //explain// 1.) what they are doing and 2.) what others can do to advance the realization of their mission and vision **concept**.

__what others can do:__ parents can inform other parents and teachers about the benefits of cognative learning

Academic excellance __what we are doing:__ to advance the realization/ importance of academic excellance we are informing students about the importance of excelling and doing the best you can i school.

__what others can do:__ others can encourage teachers and students to excell in academic activites

Pamela &Simone, Noel & johnathan our tradition was fiesta cultural and the connection we made was to dia de los ninos. fiesta cultural is similar to dia de los ninos because they are both celebrations that bring people together, fiesta cultural brings people together by celebrating their culture and learning about others.dia de los ninos brings people together by enjoying gmes and fun, althought they are quite different they have one similarity, they unite us as a school.
 * Element Seven: **** Connecting the dots ** – 1. ) Students //establish a connection// between their selected **practice or tradition** and that of another group. 2.) Students explain how one **practice or tradition** advances more than one mission and vision **concept** simultaneously.


 * Element Eight: **** Essential Questions ** – Students respond to the essential questions based on their research and personal opinions.


 * ==== How do you feel about academic excellance? ====

i feel that academic excellence is important because students should strive to do their best to excelle in school


 * ==== Do you feel that cognative is helpful? ====

yes, i feel cognative learning is helpful in many ways.because i always understand something better when i am able to experience it.


 * ====Would you recommend cognative learning to anyone?====

yes, i would recommend cognative learning to someone.because someone might have trouble learning something the traditional way so it may help them learn better this way.


 * ====Do you think we should strive for academic excellence?====

yes, i think we should all strive for academic excellence because as students we should want to do the best we canin school, and be the best that we can be.