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=TCS-CARES =

MOTTO: To serve the communities, at TCS and beyond, with our (create awareness), heart (care) and hands (giving time, money, food, etc.).

LOGO: A hand holding a head with Archimedes at its center, designed by TCS student Gabriel Davis '10

 =Excerpts from our mission statement that highlight our purpose as TCS -CARES:= ="We encourage our students to look beyond themselves, to work cooperatively with others, and to serve their communities and the larger world." =

" we are committed to creating an environment responsive to the social needs of the growing children"

"we recognize our responsibility to prepare students to meet personal and ethical challenges"

"our faculty provides leadership for character development, guiding students toward self-reliance"

"we hope to equip each student with a solid mastery of essential skills, healthy self-esteem, and a clear sense of values"

"empower students to reach their highest in life"

====**Character Education and Services to the Community** play a vital role in the everyday life at our school. ====

**Services to the Community PROJECTS:**
Branford Community Dining Room

Canned Food Drives

Help for Haiti

Collecting School Supplies & backpacks

Winter coat & warm clothing drive

Habitat for Humanity

"Giving Tree" at the Holiday Boutique

Ronald McDonald House

Boys and Girls Club of New Haven

Supporting "Global Water", clean water for third world countries

Recycling cell phones and ink cartridges

"Earth Hour" awareness

Messages and care packages sent to soldiers in Iraq

Reading Buddy OWL Rock project delivered to area nursing homes

**Character Education CORE VALUES:**
respect

responsibility

trustworthiness

honesty

integrity