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If you want your child to be an empathetic, intellectually independent citizen whose future is ripe with opportunity, there is no better school choice in the Tampa Bay Area than Shorecrest! In a safe, student-centered environment, Shorecrest students learn to make wise choices from their many opportunities. Our Florida private school supports its students through the school year's challenges with one-on-one attention from dedicated faculty, with vital services like The Learning Center and the College Center, and with the most advanced educational technology. Through the curriculum's academic demands, to the physical demands of the athletic programs, from the theatre stage to charitable organizations throughout the community, Shorecrest students find balance in an increasingly complex world. By offering its families choice, support, and balance, Shorecrest graduates empathetic, independent thinkers who succeed at the university level, pursue their passions and lead purposeful lives. The investment in a Shorecrest education delivers: A community of highly engaged parents, the area's best professional teachers, and bright, motivated students. The highest level of campus safety, security, and protection through a partnership with Critical Intervention Services and its School Protection Officer Program. The Experiential School, the Tampa Bay Area's top preschool, provides 3, 4, and 5-year-old students with the best kindergarten preparation. Lower School (K-4) and Middle School (Grades 5-8) curricula are ideal blends of progressive and fundamental educational programs. The best college and individual counseling in the Region, with the best college preparation and placement in Pinellas County. Overall, the most successful athletic program in Pinellas County. Overall, the most awarded arts program in the Region. A school-wide commitment to Service Learning and worldwide partnerships that help foster a global perspective. Shorecrest is a college preparatory school that educates a diverse community of students to become lifelong learners in the pursuit of personal and academic excellence, physical well-being, creative achievement, and the development of a commitment to social responsibility. Shorecrest education offers students choice, support, and balance. Our teaching approach strikes a balance between the progressive and the pragmatic, developing lifelong learners who excel not only in colleges and universities but also in their professional and personal adult lives. At Shorecrest, we take pride in our college preparatory curriculum, which emphasizes the liberal arts, math, science, and technology, as well as global citizenship. Besides pursuing excellence in academics, our Mission charges our students to strive for excellence in the arts, athletics, character development, and service. At Shorecrest, we strive to create a learning environment where innovation and risk-taking are encouraged. We believe mutual respect is essential if students and teachers are to benefit from collaborative work. We support all community members in the positive development of intellectual, social, emotional, and physical abilities and believe that high expectations lead to the best results. As progressive educators, Shorecrest teachers are facilitators and directors who lead students on a path toward independence. We believe that students learn best when engaged in active, challenging, and in-depth study. We seek ways to make activities, both challenging and relevant to the real world. We believe that excellent teaching and learning requires strong student-teacher relationships and an understanding of students' interests and abilities. By offering students choices in curriculum and programs, we allow students to identify and then pursue their passions. As pragmatists, Shorecrest teachers ensure that students grasp fundamental concepts, skills, and knowledge. We understand that students will be asked to demonstrate knowledge on standardized tests and the personalized assessments developed by faculty. We recognize that the ability to perform well on the full range of assessments opens opportunities. More importantly, students will have the necessary tools to become skilled communicators, problem solvers, researchers, and analysts of information. The Shorecrest community is united around our responsibility to nurture our students to respect themselves and others. Whether on the playground or when doing a service project, we encourage our students to understand and empathize with a diverse range of people both locally and in the broader world. Also, the Honor Code, which charges all community members to be personally and academically honest and to treat others with respect and dignity, is essential for the education and development of all. Shorecrest Preparatory School's Board, administration, faculty, staff, and school community are committed to the process of creating and sustaining an equitable and just community. At Shorecrest, all individuals are compelled to engage in the process of creating an environment where Shorecrest feels like home to all. The School embraces the wide variety of cultures, religions, languages, backgrounds, identities, and perspectives that encompass humanity's richness. Moved by our guiding Core Values, Shorecrest is a place where complex individual and group differences are met with respect and compassion. The Shorecrest community believes that our diverse culture enhances the School's environment and prepares our students to become the next generation of global leaders. View full school