• * Maintain stability and continuity through adherence to the mission, vision, and school beliefs
• * Offer a curriculum that prepares students to be successful in the best national and foreign colleges and universities
• * Provide the facilities and equipment for teachers to implement the established curriculum
• * Encourage learning beyond the classroom
• * Promote a culture of life-long learning
• * Offer teachers and staff opportunities to grow professionally
• * Maintain an atmosphere in which academic achievement is valued
• * Support the use of English as the language of communication in a natural context
• * Provide activities addressing students’ special talents and interests
• * Provide students with a school-wide character education program addressing values and personal choices
• * Foster communication in an atmosphere of respect, tolerance and acceptance
• * Provide facilities and programs to develop the ability to apply technology to problem solving
• * Encourage students to assume leadership roles
• * Encourage school-wide parent participation

The school has developed the following belief statements. These belief statements contain profound ideas about how teaching and learning should take place and the type of education that the school provides. They reflect the core values and beliefs of our community which have not changed over time. Continuity of ideas and action make this a strong educational tradition.

We strive to maintain an educational environment of care, trust, support, dialogue, respect, fairness, tolerance, freedom and commitment from students, teachers, parents and the rest of the school community. We expect students to live and learn in a school environment of mutual responsibility and reciprocity.