About Us

Our school values community, student growth and active learning. We aim to create a supportive environment that recognizes effort, encourages curiosity and brings our students together. Below are a few ways we put these values into practice throughout the school year.

School Traditions & Leadership

The Adams Way:

To support our peace initiative, we follow The Adams Way

A- Act Responsibly

D- Demonstrate Respect

A- Always Be Prepared

M- Make Good Choices

S- Stay Safe

Ambassadors:

Students in 5th grade are elected to serve as an Adams Ambassador. Our ambassadors support the school with school jobs, school events and school representation. This is in partnership with our district-wide Schools of Success program.

Quarterly Assemblies

Every nine weeks, we hold Student Recognition Assemblies to recognize students for their outstanding contributions in problem-solving, academic achievement and for being world changers.

Peace Begins with Me

At Adams, peace is not just a concept, it’s a commitment. We focus on being peaceful in all situations and our students are empowered to take ownership of their actions and attitudes through our school-wide peace initiative.

Days of Peace:

Our students work together to achieve consecutive “Days of Peace.” Our school tracks our grade levels days of peace in a school-wide display. When a milestone is reached, we celebrate as a community with fun and memorable events.

Peace-Themed Events:

We host several community-centered events with peace as the theme:

Peace Walk – A neighborhood walk promoting unity and peace.
Peace Dinner – An evening gathering with special guests, free childcare and a focus on family and community harmony.

Adams Jetsetter

Each month, we proudly celebrate students who exemplify The Adams Way and consistently serve as positive role models within our school community. Teachers thoughtfully select one student from their class who demonstrates strong character, leadership and a commitment to doing their best each day. These students are recognized with a certificate, a lanyard, a photo displayed in the school, a celebratory phone call home to share the exciting news and recognition during our monthly assembly.

Daily Routines

At Adams, it's important that we view our entire building as a unit, motivated to work towards the same goals. We start every morning reciting our school pledge. Every morning classes meet in morning meeting to discuss ways to promote peace and discuss the elements of our Portrait of an Explorer.

The Adams Pledge:

During our morning announcements classes are selected to lead the school in saying the Pledge of Allegiance and the Adams School Pledge.

I’m proud to be at Adams each day,

I’ll act responsible in every way.

I’ll show respect to all I meet,

Be prepared and keep things neat.

I’ll make good choices, do my best,

Stay safe and shine above the rest!

Monthly Gatherings:

We gather monthly as a school to celebrate our successes and promote peace throughout the month. Following this, our principal offers a brief motivational message before students head to class.

Topics Discussed:

Celebrate student birthdays
Celebrate monthly jetsetters
Celebrate rockstar teacher & employee
Discuss the monthly Portrait of an Explorer skill

Community Engagement & Student Support

As a LoveFortWayne School Connect Cafe, Adams holds monthly meetings with local partners to address school and community needs. This partnership has resulted in:

Monthly donations of $1,500 in food items

Study Connection:

This after-school program meets on Wednesdays and is supported by volunteers from the Fort Wayne Rotary Club. Volunteers assist students with reading, math and classroom assignments, building lasting relationships as mentors throughout the school year.

Blessings in a Backpack:

Each Friday, students receive a bag of nutritious, easy-to-prepare food items packed by volunteers from The Chapel. These bags ensure that every child has enough to eat over the weekend and can return to school on Monday nourished and ready to learn.