Howard Gardner MI Charter School, serving grades K-8, is Scranton's only tuition-free public charter. THE MISSION OF THE HOWARD GARDNER MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE AN APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT CULTIVATES THE POTENTIAL OF EACH STUDENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS/HER MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. BY FOCUSING ON PROJECT-BASED EXPERIENCES AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE, WE AIM TO EMPOWER OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME INDEPENDENT, SELF-DIRECTED LEARNERS, WHO PROACTIVELY PROBLEM-SOLVE TO POSITIVELY CHANGE THE WORLD.