BELIEFS

  • Children are our greatest resource and the key to our future.

  • They are unique and valuable and must be treated with dignity and respect.

  • They should be allowed to celebrate the experience of childhood.

  • They have the right to learn, in a safe and nurturing environment.

  • They must be provided equal opportunities for a successful, relevant, and quality education.

  • Education is a dynamic process that must be responsive to a changing world.
  • Education as learning is a developmental process which accommodates the needs of individual learners.
  • Education as a process is the collaborative responsibility of students, staff, parents, and community.
  • Education as a philosophy insists that all students can learn.
  • Educators must serve as role models by practicing professional ethics and exhibiting personal excellence.
  • They believe that high expectations result in optimum teaching and learning.
  • They believe that in helping students become effective problem solvers, they enable them to more successfully manage their own lives.
  • They accept the challenge of accountability to the community.
  • They celebrate learning as a lifelong process.