(reviewed Spring 2009)

CORE LEARNING PRINCIPLES

AT AAG WE WILL:

• Create a climate that reflects an atmosphere of respect, trust, high morale, cohesiveness and caring among all members fo the AAG community
• Encourage our students to became independent and co-operative global citzens
• Respect all cultures represented in our school community and maximize the opportunities provided in our local setting
• Infuse in our students a sense of personal accomplishment, self-cofidence and an enduring love of learning
• Develop skills essential to the learning process such as creativity, inquiry, critical thinking and sound decision making
• Enthuse, motivate and inspire students with our innovative approaches and high expections
• Enable or students to achive beyond their previous limits and expectations
• Welcome parents and coomunicate with them as equal partners in their children's education
• Set learning goals that are meaningul, authentic and connected to the real world
• Provide secure, calm and healthy physical enviroment that is conducive to learning and promotes self efficacy which lays, the foundation for developing leaders