• to raise money and awareness for causes that students care about.

  • to learn the key elements of Community Meeting proceedings, as well as the use of performance, readings, and shout-outs to other exemplary members of our student body.

  • to learn about and attend local civic events such as Community Board meetings. We have established a partnership with Community Board representatives so that students can learn about local government and civic responsibility.

  • to learn effective practices in conflict resolution and empathy, and see all negative outcomes of conflict as impactful and harmful.

  • to promote social inclusion of new members to our school community. Sixth graders are paired with incoming fifth graders as โ€œForte Friendsโ€, in a program that blurs the lines between grade levels and is one of many cross-class bonding activities.

  • to advocate Forte Prep leadership, with the establishment of an active Student Government responsible for organizing school-wide activities.