We believe our children learn best when :

• Their physical, social and emotional needs are met.

• The climate and culture of the school is engaging, supportive, challenging, and inspires students to express their personal ideas.

• The curriculum is integrated, differentiated, meaningful and relates to real life.

We believe the role of parents is:

• To be the first teacher of accountability, educational, cultural diversity and character education.

• To be an active participant at home and in school and to understand, accept and celebrate their child's accomplishments when thy have achieved their personal best.

• To be an informed, supportive advocate for the school program (i.e., program, staff and budget).

We believe the role of the community is:

• To be an essential, informed and actively supportive partner of our schools.

• To lead by example while promoting good citizenship.

• To be responsible for creating a safe and nurturing environment.

We believe the role of the staff is:

• To encourage and model high standards and expectations for all.

• To continually develop and apply their professional knowledge and expertise.

• To share and promote the vision of the schools and community.

We believe excellence in education includes:

• Participatory, relevant learning that motivates students and promotes diversity.

• Learners that strive to achieve their personal best, reach their full potential, think critically, seek to problem solve, and are willing and encouraged to take risks.

• Students prepared for their world, committed to life -long learning, and that search for ways to contribute to their society.

Moving forward, we believe our children should be prepared to:

• Aspire to learn, everyday of their lives, and achieve their life goals and personal best.

• Use critical thinking skills, reasoning, perseverance and knowledge to positively impact their local and global communities.

• Inspire future generations by modeling respect, leadership, responsibility and integrity