VALUES

ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

EDUCATION IS THE GOLDEN TICKET. THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET. WE MENTOR OUR STUDENTS WITH THIS ALWAYS IN MIND.

MUSIC HAS THE ABILITY TO UNITE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE. FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION’S “YANKEE DOODLE” TO “WE SHALL OVERCOME” DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE COLD WAR’S “I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN,” SONGS HAVE GIVEN PEOPLE A COMMON LANGUAGE, HELPING THEM WORK TOGETHER TOWARD LIFE-CHANGING, INDEED WORLD CHANGING, COMMON GOALS.

THE ABILITY TO USE LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING TO CHECK OUR OWN COMMUNICATION AND, WHEN NECESSARY, PUSH BACK AGAINST COMMUNICATION THAT IS NOT LOGICAL, IS IMPERATIVE TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN A POSITIVE WAY AND BE KNOWN AS AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO INTEGRITY

THE USE OF TRUSTWORTHY REPORTS, STUDIES AND OTHER RESOURCES, ALONG WITH OPEN DISCUSSION AND INTELLECTUAL HONESTY, IS NECESSARY FOR US TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS ABOUT THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.

WE HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY AND AS FIRST RESPONDERS - THOSE WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE OTHERS HAVE THE FREEDOM TO PURSUE THEIR INALIENABLE RIGHTS. WE ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO CONSIDER CAREERS IN THESE PROFESSIONS.

A HIGH LEVEL OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS INCREASES ONE’S ABILITY TO ENJOY LIFE, LEAD WELL, AND SERVE OTHERS. WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO HELP THEM LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

WE BELIEVE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND SUPPORTERS, WORKING HARD, STAYING COMMITTED TO EACH OTHER AND BEING FAITHFUL TO OUR SHARED GOALS AND DEEPLY HELD BELIEFS, WILL LEAVE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE THAN THEY FOUND IT - FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN.