Provide equity-based education that supports the learning needs of all students.​

We do this by

• Improving educational outcomes and promoting personal, social and academic excellence for all students through differentiated instruction.

• Teaching to the diversity of students and embracing all abilities.

• Supporting student goals, priorities and definitions of success.

• Providing opportunities for students to take control of their education and learning.

• Empowering educators to meet the diverse learning needs of students.
  

​Enhance innovative and effective approaches and curriculum to develop educated citizens.

We do this by

• Promoting academic excellence, lifelong learning and the pursuit of diverse personal journeys.

• Supporting students to learn from the past, engage in the present and prepare for the future.

• Employing proven, innovative and adaptable teaching strategies.

• Preparing students to safely and responsibly engage in a digital world.

• Incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing.
  

​Enhance our welcoming, safe and inclusive culture and learning environment.

We do this by

• Celebrating the diverse cultures, skills and experiences of our community.

• Acknowledging, teaching and proactively working to address historical and present-day societal and systemic inequities experienced on the basis of race, physical, mental, or intellectual ability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and others.

• Championing respect, restorative practices and open dialogue among students and staff.

• Empowering educators with skills to enable a safe and harassment-free learning environment.

• Designing welcoming, engaging and accessible learning spaces.

• Recognizing the contributions of racialized persons in Canadian history.

​Promote mental health and well-being through social emotional learning and trauma-informed practices.

We do this by

• Teaching social emotional skills to support mental health, physical well-being and student success.
  

• Establishing a culture and physical environment that promotes mental health and resilience.

• Supporting staff and students to navigate the challenges they face at, and outside of schools.

• Building capacity and professional learning around evidence-based, trauma-informed practices.

• Supporting age-relevant learning around physical literacy, healthy relationships, sexual health, and drug and alcohol use.
  

​Champion truth, healing and reconciliation, and embed Indigenous ways of knowing.

We do this by

• Celebrating the success of Indigenous students and Indigenous communities.

• Strengthening the relationship with Skwxwú7mesh and Tsleil-Waututh Host Nations, and seeking guidance from Indigenous partners.

• Including Indigenous worldviews, ways of knowing and protocols in our teaching and learning.

• Aligning with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada calls to action and the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

• Teaching the full, authentic history of Canada's treatment of Indigenous peoples.
  

​Lead on sustainable practices and nature-based learning to address environmental challenges.

We do this by

• Promoting learning in, with and about nature.

• Providing climate action education and leadership opportunities to students.

• Bringing an environmental lens to our decisions and our teaching practices.

• Supporting environmental initiatives that champion sustainability.

• Implementing building and organizational infrastructure that reflects the values of environmental stewardship.