Presentation Primers

The most important goal of schools is not academic instruction but the development of children as healthy, competent, and moral people. Intellectual development is important, but it is not the first priority of schools. The first priority of schools is to care for students. For this reason, above all, schools need to be centers of stability, continuity, and community. 

Our schools are a reflection of our values as a society; the schools we create mirror the society we create for ourselves. Within school, the relationships that develop between adults and children mirror the relationships adults have with one another. If adults feel respected, safe, and supported, these values will be replicated in their relationships with children.