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Academy at a Glance

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             Academy at a Glance 
 
Vision Statement

Academy at the Lakes will be and be known as a dynamic learning community where passionate educators develop highly meaningful relationships with students that inspire individual achievement and change each student’s life forever. The Academy will present a balanced, challenging preparatory curriculum that stimulates intellectual curiosity, cherishes integrity, encourages service, earns respect and celebrates diversity. The cornerstone of the School’s work with students will be based upon the principles of virtue allowing each student to know the good, love the good, and do the good.

Mission Statement
 
Academy at the Lakes is a learning community of shared values dedicated to the success of each individual at school, in the community, and in the world. We celebrate the love of learning and the joy in the journey.

Statement of Core Values
 
Certain central and essential elements of the School’s existence as an independent day school in the preparatory tradition emerged as core values. They included responsibility, importance of community, caring, love of learning, integrity, respect, honesty and perseverance. The Statement of Core Values is synonymous with institutional belief statements. Although our vision statement will change over time, our mission statement and Statement of Core Values will remain the same. Our core values are the basis of our mission.
 
  1. We believe that all constituents should be made to feel an important part of the community, and that building and maintaining relationships is crucial in the development of the child.
  2. We are a caring, compassionate community of learners composed of many different beliefs and traditions seeking points of unity in common experiences.
  3. We care about guiding students to take responsibility for themselves, their learning and their actions.
  4. We embrace the notion that the joy in the journey of education is composed of experiences centered on educational practices that balance academics, fine arts, athletics, and extra-curricular activities.
  5. We apply standards of excellence, quality, value and relevance to all we do.
  6. We believe in a triad of whole child development – heads to know the good, hearts to love the good, and hands to do the good.
  7. We recognize our need to be good stewards and present our individual gifts in service and support for the School’s mission.
  8. We know that teaching at a high level of expectation and providing students with standards of character development are our primary interrelated missions and form the total School experience.
  9. We believe that joy and responsibility enhance happiness and the fulfillment of each community member.
  10. We realize that all members of the community must participate for the advancement of the institutional vision and mission.