| Since its founding, Peninsula's mission
has been to foster the development of the whole child by promoting
creativity, independence, joy of learning, personal responsibility,
and self-esteem, as well as academic excellence. The success of
this mission has depended upon the creation of an "extended family"
of children, faculty, and parents. Teachers and parents provide
the guidance, trust and unconditional support necessary for children
to experiment and learn about themselves and their world.
The school's goals are:
- To help children build a positive self-image;
- To help children grow in all areas: perceptually,
intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically;
- To nourish children's natural creativity
and desire to learn through a wide variety of experiences.
Peninsula offers a non-competitive, non-authoritarian
learning environment. Parent-teacher conferences are used instead
of grades to communicate the child's progress, and children participate
in setting goals and evaluating their own performance and results.
Peninsula's educational process challenges
teachers and parents as much as students. Both individuality and
social consciousness are stressed. These values are woven into the
entire fabric of communication and activity within the school. Teachers
are challenged to create an environment in which children have freedom
to make choices affecting every aspect of their education; parents
are challenged to recognize their children as individuals with their
own clearly expressed interests, opinions, and capabilities. Children
grow in confidence, responsibility, and independence, and in the
genuine love of learning. |
Goals and Values
