In partnership with our diverse community, the mission of Lichen K-8, a collaborative neighborhood school of excellence, is to inspire and engage all students to succeed in an ever-changing world through positive character trait development and innovative student-centered academic rigor embedded with technology and enriched by the arts.

Our objectives:

By 2016 we will reduce the achievement gap by 50% as demonstrated by multiple measures.
By 2016, all students will apply and demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving, creativity and collaborative skills in accordance with their grade level standards through oral and written communication and using a variety of multimedia formats.
All students will develop and consistently demonstrate the positive character traits necessary to become contributing, responsible, respectful, and caring members of our diverse and ever-changing global community.