Mr. Davis - Headmaster
Core Beliefs about Teaching and Learning
1. A curriculum rooted in core academic subjects with an emphasis on strategic effort and critical thinking helps students learn to learn.
2. Students learn best when the materials, content and pace of instruction are appropriately challenging. Thoughtfully designed coursework, based on regular assessment, increases motivation and ensures that success is attainable.
3. All students deserve legitimate opportunities to demonstrate learning; there are many valid forms of assessing progress.
4. Personal efficacy is essential to the development of self-confidence and motivation. Students who feel they are partners in their education will learn to connect individual behavior with academic outcomes.
5. Adolescents need to practice the skill of self-advocacy by articulating their needs and confronting problems in socially acceptable ways.
6. In order to grow and flourish, young men need clear parameters; a structured and consistent boarding environment that emphasizes personal responsibility allows them to establish productive habits and attitudes.