Our House At The Pinnacle

We want children to:
learn to work and play independently, and to have the opportunity to develop positive relationships with their peers and adults.
*develop a positive sense of self-esteem, a belief that they are able to accomplish whatever they set out to do, and that they are good and valuable people.
*learn to live compatibly with other people and understand that everyones needs and beliefs should be respected.
*be culturally aware. We want them to gain an understanding that although people of the world look different, use different languages, and have a wide variety of values and customs, these differences dont make them any more or less valuable.
*develop a love of learning, to be able to ask questions, do research, and use available resources effectively.
*learn that work is not always easy but is often hard; to persevere, to follow things through to the end, and feel determined to find the answers.
*believe that they must give back to the world, that they share the world with many people and must take an active role in making sure it is well cared for.
*take pride in themselves physically, to take care of their bodies, to establish a pattern of healthy, physical routines.
*feel comfortable with emotion. To be capable of managing feelings of anger, sorrow, fear, and joy in a healthy manner.
*feel comfortable and become efficient using language as a means of communication in all of its forms: poetry, art, song, puppetry, etc.