Middle school recognized as Common Sense school

National nonprofit cites school's commitment to preparing students

Radnor Middle School has been recognized by Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology, as a Common Sense School.

Radnor Middle School has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole community approach to preparing its students to think critically and use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate while preparing them for the perils that exist in the online realm, such as plagiarism, loss of privacy, and cyberbullying.

With the right support, kids can take ownership of their digital lives, engage with real issues, and change their communities for the better. The recognition acknowledges our school’s commitment to creating a culture of digital citizenship.

“We applaud the faculty and staff of Radnor Middle School for embracing digital citizenship as an important part of their students’ education,” said Kelly Mendoza, vice president of education programs at Common Sense

Education. “Radnor Middle School deserves high praise for giving its students the foundational skills they need to compete and succeed in the 21st-century workplace and participate ethically in society at large.”

Radnor Middle School has been using Common Sense Education’s innovative and research-based digital citizenship resources, which were created in collaboration with researchers from Project Zero, led by Howard Gardner at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and are grounded in the real issues students and teachers face.