Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District educates about 1,600 students in Todd Elementary, Briarcliff Middle School, and Briarcliff High School.
The Briarcliff Schools are committed to the philosophy of helping each child develop into a mature individual who will be a contributing member of society. The school shares the responsibility with parents and the community for meeting the needs of the whole child -- intellectual, physical, civic, moral, and aesthetic. The school, however, has a primary responsibility for the intellectual development of the child -- the acquisition of the tools and habits of learning and the assimilation of a basic body of skills and knowledge. While certain aspects of learning require memorization of facts, the school must also encourage creative and independent thinking. Each child has different gifts and learning styles, and develops at different rates. Therefore, insofar as possible, the school must try to meet the individual needs of each child by offering alternative methods of learning, options in course selection, and a broad range of educational programs for students with different life goals. However, within each grade or subject level there must be minimum measurable standards of achievement.
To instill within each child the strengths of academic achievement through
core curriculum, problem solving skills, and critical thinking; and to instill character development that will promote personal growth, awareness of the broader community and development of skills necessary for success in life.
