THE MISSION OF OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO OFFER A QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION BASED ON THE BESTPRACTICES IN ACCELERATED LEARNING AND REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF THE CHILDREN OF MONROE COUNTY.OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER SCHOOL WILL OFFER A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM, PRODUCING STUDENTS WHO MEETOR EXCEED THE SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES.WHILE NURTURING CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION, WE WILL ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BECOMEINDEPENDENT, RESPONSIBLE AND SELF- MOTIVATED LEARNERS. THROUGH A UNIQUELY PREPARED ENVIRONMENT ANDTHE USE OF SPECIAL DIDACTIC MATERIALS, THE STUDENTS PROGRESS THROUGH INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMSCENTERED ON THE FASCINATING MARINE ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING THEIR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO ITSSTATED MISSION, OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER SCHOOL'S MAIN PRIORITIES ARE: -TO PROVIDE THE FAMILIES OF THEUPPER KEYS WITH A BOARDER ACCELERATED-LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAN THAT AVAILABLE THROUGH THETRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM