Ocean City Elementary School
A Great Place To Learn
720 Essex Road 
Fort Walton Beach, Fl 32547 
(850) 833-3556 
Principal: Dr. Vivian Green

Our Mission
Realizing that education is a lifelong endeavor, the mission of the faculty and staff of Ocean City Elementary School is to help our students reach their academic potential and become confident and contributing members of an ever-changing society.

Our Beliefs
We believe in developing and ensuring the success of the "Whole Child".

We believe in providing our students with academic experiences that teach problem solving and critical thinking skills through the use of challenging and positive learning experiences.  We believe in helping our students learn to become life-long learners as they receive unlimited learning opportunities and are encouraged to be risk takers.

We believe in developing the self-concept and the self-esteem of our children by teaching and modeling integrity, honesty, positive attitudes, and pride in self and work.

We believe in teaching life skills to our children such as communication, goal setting, respect for others, and an awareness and an appreciation of cultural diversity.

We believe in offering our students career development activities that give them an awareness of the world of work, their relationship to it, and their opportunities within it.

We believe in establishing partnerships with parents, families, businesses and community agencies in a process of continuous quality improvement.

We also believe in providing our children with an understanding of the democratic process therefore preparing them to be participating members and leaders who will reflect the goals of their communities.