Congratulations!
SST Sugar Land is a State School of Character!
A Well-Deserved Honor for our Learning Community!
Dear SST Sugar Land Community,
Congratulations!
We have good news to share with you ALL! YES, We became the State Character School!
School of Science and Technology Sugar Land has been named a 2021 State School of Character. We want to thank everybody for their involvement in this great cause!
Please see the press release from character.org.
Please see our principal's announcement from our Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/sstsugarland/videos/405845270713013/
Our Mission and Vision!
We believe that all academic success, high-quality work, and character-building will go together hand in hand. Please have a look at our mission, and vision, and pay specific attention to the underlined words.
Our Mission:
SST drives academic and socio-emotional development through a rigorous college preparatory, STEM-based learning model. SST's model is anchored on 21st-century skills, embraced by a character-building approach, and delivered in an enriching, safe, and student-centered learning environment.
Our Vision
The final draft of the SST Vision Statement is “Nurturing world-class scholars and ethical citizens to build a better future for all.”
Our Core Ethical Values-ouRCIRL
Our core ethical values are ouRCIRL!
R: Responsibility: We will to do what we are expected to do and we will accept the consequences of our actions
C: Caring: We will feel and we will show concern for something and we will always put an extra effort into this!
I: Integrity: We will do the right thing no matter what!
R: Respectfulness: We will interact with others in a way that shows we care about their well-being and how they feel! We will be respectful to all creatures.
L: Leadership: We will try our hardest to help others and participate in helping our community.
Character Building is a Journey!
From day 1 we have always placed a great emphasis on character education in our schools.
Our core ethical values were chosen all together. We would like to build our community all together! Yes, we are going to build this loving and caring learning community together by sticking to our core ethical values.
School of Science and Technology (SST) opened its first campus in San Antonio, Texas with a great emphasis on rigorous STEM education. SST embraces character education and continuously seeks to equip students with the support needed to nurture a student's positive outlook, self-motivation, confidence, and commitment to serving the community.
All SST schools are high performing and received the highest accountability "A" rating from the Texas Education Agency two years in a row (2018-2020).
As the 10th campus of the SST School system, SST Sugar Land has grown every year from 140 students and 22 staff members in 2018 to 560 students and 60 staff members in 2019, and to 861 students and 81 staff members now in 2020. Our character journey started from our first day in a small modular building. All staff has been putting ongoing effort to create a school climate that fosters ethical, responsible, and caring young people. They have been modeling and teaching good character through an emphasis on universal values that we all share.
Yes, We did it!
From day one, we were aware that character education requires intentional attention, and it requires collective proactive effort to embrace our core ethical values: Responsibility, Caring, Integrity, Respectfulness, and Leadership. Staff members, parents, and even students are aware that this is not a "quick fix." It is a process that provides long-term solutions not only to our school but to the entire nation. Singla (2009), summarized the reason why we all started this journey: "Your character is the sum of all the qualities that make you who you are."
Are you ready to chant our School Spirit?
Please join me in chanting our school spirit all together!
School Spirit!
Everyone Repeat Loudly
We are Bright Dolphins!
We are Responsible and Caring
We have Integrity and are Respectful
We are Leaders!
We are not Done YET! Are you ready?
Remember this is a JOURNEY and ongoing process! This is a way of life! Congratulations to all anddddd
Are you ready for the NATIONAL?
Mehmet Okumus, Principal
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUGARLAND
Email: INFO.SSTSUGARLAND@SSTTX.ORG
Website: https://sugarland.sstschools.org/
Location: 10007 Clodine Road, Richmond, TX, USA
Phone: 281-277-7923
SST Sugar Land Core Ethical Vlues
We are Bright Dolphins!
We are Responsible and Caring
We have Integrity and are Respectful
We are Leaders!
SST Sugar Land's Core Ethical Values
Caring
Integrity
Respectfulness
Leadership