PHILOSOPHY

Core Values & Beliefs

The three pillars of our core value system are nurturance, community, and spirituality.

Nurturance
We believe:

• An inclusive environment that embraces individuality is essential to a child’s social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual growth and development.
• Validating children’s feelings builds self-esteem and mutual respect among students and teachers, while a warm and accepting approach to teaching encourages their self
  expression and ability to make appropriate choices
• An intimate, expertly guided, small group atmosphere provides the best early out-of-home setting to develop socialization skills.

Community
We believe:

• Exposing children to people of varied ages, ethnic, social and religious backgrounds, familial dynamics, and physical and mental abilities teaches respect for others and fosters
  a climate of inclusion.
• A partnership with parents is essential to the learning and overall success of our children and the school.
•  Teaching children to care for their surroundings and the people with whom they interact promotes compassion, empathy, and responsible stewardship of resources.

Spirituality
We believe:

• Each person is loved by God and has worth and dignity.
• Through monthly chapel, prayer, and adult modeling, children find responsibility and empathy for our world.
• In embracing children of varied faiths, while celebrating Christian traditions.