• Small Learning Community
  A community where each student is a recognized participant, known to other students, faculty and staff.
• Family Involvement
  An environment where families are encouraged to be involved in the education process and treated as important members of the learning community.
• Small Student Teacher Ratios
  Encourages maximum attention to each student's individual strengths and weaknesses.
• Individualized Learning
  Provides "ceilingless" opportunity for academic progress while adjusting to each student's needs.
• Student Centered Learning
  As the preferred modality, this positions the student as the worker, researcher and active learner with the teacher as the coach or guide. This results in greater cognitive engagement and long term educational gains.
• Multiage Grouping
  Grouping classes in two-three year age spans encourages student centered/individualized learning, provides teacher continuity and enhances social/emotional development.
• Facilitated Small Group Activities
  Activities such as projects, discussions and debates reinforce critical thinking, collaboration, inquiry and communication skills.
• Authentic Assessment
  Emphasizes actual student work and performance while still embracing the importance of traditional testing.