Our Mission & Philosophy

At Ä¢¹½tv, the beliefs we hold and the goals we have come to life on a daily basis. Walk one of our beautiful campuses and you¡¯ll see project-based, experiential, and service learning, after-school activities, and personalized counseling. You¡¯ll see students bringing our Mission to life by gaining the courage to live their dreams. You¡¯ll see faculty members demonstrating the fact that learning never stops. You¡¯ll see a diverse group of students collaborating effectively, communicating skillfully, and thinking critically. And by the time they don the Ä¢¹½tv cap and gown, you¡¯ll see students who have evolved into ethical global citizens, poised and prepared to make the world around us a better place.

Ä¢¹½tv inspires in all students:

  • A lifelong passion for learning
  • A commitment to act with integrity and compassion
  • The courage to live their dreams

A Ä¢¹½tv education equips students to transfer their knowledge and skills beyond the classroom, in authentic settings, over a lifetime.

CRITICAL THINKERS  - Ä¢¹½tv students are critical thinkers who develop ideas and construct arguments by questioning, evaluating, synthesizing, and considering perspective.  Ä¢¹½tv students¡­

  • Consider multiple approaches and perspectives to evaluate decisions 
  • Ask relevant, discerning questions to stimulate reflection 
  • Evaluate evidence and sources to support arguments and conclusions 
  • Synthesize and apply new understanding to a variety of contexts

SKILLFUL COMMUNICATORS - Ä¢¹½tv students are skillful communicators who advocate for self, others, and ideas in more than one language by listening, responding, and articulating through multiple media. Ä¢¹½tv students¡­

  • Use appropriate listening skills to integrate information across contexts 
  • Respond to emotions in self and in others 
  • Articulate ideas with exceptional clarity 
  • Select an appropriate medium to communicate with an audience

EFFECTIVE COLLABORATORS - Ä¢¹½tv students are effective collaborators who help teams innovate outcomes to achieve a goal by holding themselves and others accountable, contributing in productive ways, and sustaining respectful interactions. Ä¢¹½tv students¡­

  • Hold themselves and others accountable for team agreements
  • Build on the perspectives and contributions of others 
  • Develop and implement appropriate strategies to manage interactions

CREATIVE LEARNERS - Ä¢¹½tv students are creative learners who engage their imaginations to generate novel ideas, demonstrate flexible thinking, evaluate approaches, and take action. Ä¢¹½tv students¡­.

  • Use their imagination to generate novel ideas
  • Demonstrate flexible thinking 
  • Use strategies to evaluate the creative process 
  • Execute ideas with exceptional clarity and effectiveness

ETHICAL GLOBAL CITIZENS - Ä¢¹½tv students are ethical global citizens who take action based on informed decisions filtered through empathy, integrity, sustainability, and social justice. Ä¢¹½tv students¡­

  • Acknowledge and respect perspectives and cultures with consideration and care  
  • Take action with sincerity and honesty 
  • Make decisions and take actions to impact sustainability significantly
  • Engage in authentic opportunities to impact others positively

In spring 2021, we completed and shared Ä¢¹½tv Forward, our strategic plan. Take a look at the vision, commitments and targets that will inform our planning now and into the future.

  • Innovative & Individualized Academics: Ä¢¹½tv believes a vibrant academic program models innovation, nurtures students¡¯ individual growth, and allows them to create personal pathways to success in school, in college, and in life.
  • Inspiring & Creative Learning Environment: Ä¢¹½tv believes that exceptional learning happens when innovative educators inspire future leaders in world-class, technologically advanced learning spaces, on campus and online.
  • Personal Growth & Exploration: Ä¢¹½tv believes in an expansive, whole-child educational experience that extends beyond the classroom to inspire our students to live their dreams.
  • Ethical Global Citizenship: Ä¢¹½tv believes all members of the Ä¢¹½tv Community are global citizens capable of changing the world for the better.
  • Vibrant Community: Ä¢¹½tv believes in a vibrant school community united in mission and aspiration.