Mission and Guiding Principles

Mission Statement: The High Meadows community celebrates and perpetuates each individual’s quest for knowledge and skill, sense of wonder, and connection to the natural environment. We empower each to be a compassionate, responsible, and active global citizen.

Guiding Principles of our Community:

• Childhood is a distinct stage of life marked by a compelling drive to learn. We promote children’s engagement with the world through discovery, conversation, and play.
• Through their actions, children seek belonging and significance; they deserve understanding and respect.
• Children learn and mature in different ways, at different paces. Intentional blending of developmental stages within a classroom enhances each child's growth.
• Children should be guided and empowered to develop intrinsic motivation, to take ownership of their learning, and to experience wonder and joy.
• We engage with the natural environment consciously, respectfully, and purposefully. This empowers us to appreciate and inhabit the earth responsibly.
• We understand, respect, and appreciate differences within our community, enabling us to be compassionate, responsible members of our global society.
• We commit to open communication and constructive dialogue. The broad-based participation and support of families is essential to fulfilling our mission.