About us

Learners need to feel safe, valued, and supported in order to learn. We create an inviting, respectful, and nurturing learning environment.

Learners construct knowledge through social interaction. Learners expand their knowledge of the world, building understanding, and create new ideas through individual and collaborative questioning, evaluating, and revising.

Learners progress along a developmental continuum. Learners move through similar stages of development at their own rate and in their own way. We measure learning in a variety of ways, and gauge achievement on a continuum in tandem with program learning expectations.

Learning is optimized within stimulating and thoughtfully created environments. Our learning spaces are welcoming for each stage of development. Opportunities for learning use a wide range of resources, including educational technology, and evidence of student thinking is displayed in a variety of ways. Learning engagements are inspiring, thought provoking, and relevant.

Learners are competent, creative and full of potential. We respect learners’ capabilities and build on their varied experiences, prior knowledge, and perspectives. We provide learners with opportunities to express themselves, discover new interests, and challenge themselves to maximize and become actively responsible for their own learning.

Learners develop and express their understanding in a variety of ways. Learning looks different at each stage and reflects learners’ individual strengths, needs, and learning styles. Teaching is differentiated to meet these individual traits, and learners are provided various options for processing and demonstrating their learning.

Learners make the best progress toward their academic potential when they are challenged with high standards. We expect the best of our students and hold them accountable to challenging standards of performance. They know what excellence looks like and what it takes to achieve it.