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.
