Magnet for Innovative Thinking
The Porter Middle School Magnet for Innovative Thinking (MIT), is a liberal arts constructivist magnet where students construct knowledge through design-thinking utilizing an interdisciplinary and inquiry-based curriculum. The MIT magnet program opened in August of 2023 with it's first 6th grade class on the Porter Middle School campus in Granada Hills California. Vision Statement
Porter Middle School Magnet for Innovative Thinking will foster civically responsible, culturally aware, and empathetic community members who will be empowered to see themselves as creative thinkers who can positively impact the world.
Mission Statement
Porter Middle School Magnet for Innovative Thinking will work to inspire a love of learning by empowering students to construct knowledge using design-thinking with inquiry based and interdisciplinary rigorous and relevant curriculum.
Teaching and Learning at Porter Middle School Magnet for Innovative Thinking incorporates projects that are meaningful to students and impactful to their communities. These real-world projects charge students to be innovative thinkers, creators, and doers and build the skills necessary to thrive in an interconnected and rapidly changing world.
For more information, please contact Mrs. Cutler, Magnet Coordinator.
