Shared Values of The J. Graham Brown School Community
- An informal and nonthreatening environment of diversity will create an atmosphere of mutual respect in which students, parents and staff will work together.
- Each individual will be encouraged and allowed to freely yet responsibly express him/herself, confident that s/he will be accepted as capable and unique.
- Difference and diversity will act as bridges rather than barriers to communication.
- A healthy honest self-concept will promote in students a desire to learn more about self and the environment.
- Self-discipline will be nurtured as an essential part of the learning process.
- The adult community will maintain high expectations and respect for the achievement of each student's personal best.
- Creativity, innovation, and flexibility will be regarded as necessary elements of education by the entire community.
- Every individual will have a responsibility to contribute back to the greater natural and social community from his/her Brown School experience.
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