PHILOSOPHY

Formal education is a major component in the process by which young people are equipped to face, and adapt to, the challenges posed by a complex, technological and multi-cultural society.

An ‘international education’ should

§          develop within each student a sense of self-esteem and identity, and an awareness of the interdependence of all living things, peoples and nations

§          provide each student with communicative, academic, social and emotional skills through the provision of a balanced and sequential curriculum, which focuses upon the intellectual, physical, creative and moral development of the individual, within the context of a clearly articulated values system

§          foster a respect for and an appreciation of, the worth of cultural differences, both within the school and beyond, and a respect for basic human rights

§          foster a commitment to the elimination of poverty, hunger and disease wherever they may exist, and a respect for, and preservation of,  the natural environment.