Our proprietary leadership program, INSPIRED, helps students become lifelong leaders, reflecting high standards in their values and dedication to the belief that they can make worthwhile contributions in an ever-changing world. We choose children’s literature to complement classroom activities.
As educators, our goal is to provide them with the tools to refine their natural gifts and a roadmap to guide them down a productive path. Through this leadership program, we INSPIRE their curiosity. We want to INSPIRE them to be good citizens. We want them to be INSPIRED to reach their fullest potential.
INSPIRED was designed to complement and enhance our play based curriculum, PLAYWORKS. It consists of eight literacies, or areas of study, that focus on specific values and encourage realistic applications. Throughout the year, students explore how each literacy pertains to their lives, impacts their relationships with their family, friends, and teachers, and applies to their community and world relationships.
Below are some simple examples of ways INSPIRED describes the values that are taught at each stage.
| Literacy | All classes | |
|---|---|---|
 | Social | I choose friendship over fighting. |
 | Health | I choose healthy over harmful. |
 | Environmental | I choose helping over hurting. |
 | Civic | I choose “we” over “me.” |
 | Entrepreneurial | I choose working over wavering. |
 | Financial | I choose responsibility over recklessness. |
 | Resilience | I choose “I can’t YET,” over “I can’t.” |
 | Mindfulness | I choose positivity over negativity. |
The language used to help children understand each literacy is very simple and evolves as they mature and grow. Our teachers and staff can provide further explanation of how this program integrates into your child’s day.