The Circle of Courage
The Circle of Courage provides the framework for our vision.
Alternative High School has adopted the "Circle of Courage" philosophy which unites the four corners - Belonging, Mastery, Generosity, and Independence - into a cohesive theme that provides guidance for the ideals, values, customs, and traditions of Alternative High School.
Belonging - Each person is a "relative to all" in the community, to be surrounded with affection and acceptance.
Respect for Space Mentoring Equality Student Mentors Breakfast Meetings Campout Field Trips First name basis Consistent Communication Mastery - Each person is nurtured in success and is taught to celebrate and encourage the success of others.
Academic Mastery Democratic Living and Learning Challenges: emotional, spiritual, mental, physical Emotional growth Discovering learning styles Independence - Each person is encouraged to make responsible decisions through guidance and without coercion.
Democratic General Meeting Chair/secretary of meeting Work Experience Learning beyond the classroom Ownership for learning Student initiated activities Differentiated instruction Generosity - Each person learns that the highest virtue and mark of courage is to give himself or herself to others. Artistry Creativity Citizenship Fundraisers Volunteering Recycling
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Famous quotes containing the words circle and/or courage:
“That three times five is equal to the half of thirty, expresses a relation between these numbers. Propositions of this kind are discoverable by the mere operation of thought, without dependence on what is any where existent in the universe. Though there never were a circle or triangle in nature, the truths, demonstrated by Euclid, would for ever retain their certainty and evidence.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)
“I sang as one
Who on a tilting deck sings
To keep men’s courage up, though the wake hangs
That shall cut off their sun.”
—Cecil Day Lewis (1904–1972)