CFS
4809 Friends School Road, Durham, NC 27705 (919) 383-6602
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Our Values and Aspirations in the Early School ...


builds on the primacy and integrity of relationships;
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addresses the "whole child", with attention to developmentally appropriate cognitive, creative, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical needs and opportunity;
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recognizes and nurtures a variety of modes of learning within a rich academic context;
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encourages active engagement in a process of exploration that develops skills, values, and confidence;
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emphasizes connections between disciplines, fields of study, and units;
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empowers students gradually to make choices related to their own learning, to experiment, and to develop more fully the habits and skills necessary for lifelong learning;
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reflects, even highlights, the diversity of our society and our global community;
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incorporates service in to the daily experience of students;
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affords opportunities for quiet reflection, individually and collectively, and for responsible stewardship;
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integrates the deliberate interaction with the natural environment which our setting provides into the academic program;
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includes assessment and feedback mechanisms that are specific, detailed, varied, individualized, and authentic explications of our expectations for our students;
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is dynamic and is continually reviewed, a direct reflection of our dynamic student body and ever-evolving experience with them;
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