Core Educational Beliefs
- Students flourish when they are engaged and energized by their school and teachers
- All children deserve to feel safe bringing their authentic selves to their teachers and peers, knowing they belong
- Students learn in impactful and enduring ways when their academic studies are inquiry-based, collaborative, innovative, challenging, and fun
- Human beings develop a richer understanding across fields of study when they seek out and learn from multiple and diverse perspectives
- Students achieve success in high school and beyond when they develop flexible and creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
- Children develop cognitive, social-emotional, and life-skills–with an appreciation for the power of the human imagination–through the study of the arts, world languages and cultures, innovation, and physical education
- Students are positioned to fulfill their potential when educators and parents work together to prioritize the social-emotional strength of the child, including a positive self-concept, processing and expressing their feelings in healthy ways, flexible thinking, resilience for struggle, self-care, and social conflict resolution skills.
- All learners benefit from neurodiverse classrooms, since considering unique points of view and interacting with a variety of thinking styles are expansive for everyone
- Students grow curiosity, cultural literacy, empathy, and agency in new ways through purposeful off-campus educational experiences that engender new perspectives
- Children thrive in their quest to develop their best selves when they seek to help their communities become more inclusive and just