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Our Mission
Ruxton
Country School is an independent, coeducational day school serving children in
grades K-8. Believing that all children learn and grow in different ways and at
different rates, Ruxton Country School purposefully serves a distinct array of
students, from traditional learners to those with varied learning styles.
Committed to small class sizes, the school optimizes the opportunity to inspire,
educate, and challenge its students to become confident and creative life-long
learners who are responsible and generous members of society.
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Our Multicultural Mission
Ruxton
is as invested in appreciation of and support for human differences as it is in
service to learning differences. Ruxton aspires to be a community that welcomes
all without regard to age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, or economic or social status.
Ruxton is committed to action on behalf of that investment: teaching
appreciation, celebrating diversity, assuring justice, and facilitating
proactive growth on campus and beyond.
In keeping with the Mission of the School and its Philosophy, Ruxton
Country School has organized a committee to explore and discuss all aspects of
multiculturalism. The committee welcomes members of the entire Ruxton Community:
Board members, faculty, staff, parents and will work in concert with the Head of
School and the Board. The committee will consider such wide-ranging topics as
admissions, curriculum, student affairs, and school climate.
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Our Philosophy
Ruxton
Country School was founded in 1913 as the Blue Bird School on the grounding
principle that small classes in a home-like environment best foster student
intellectual growth as well as emotional and social development. Today, in our
safe and supportive environment, students continue to rise to the demands of our
academic and behavioral standards. Ruxton Country School provides a stimulating
and broad based liberal arts curriculum, emphasizing a multi-sensory and
cross-curricular approach to learning that is responsive to the interests,
natural curiosity, and varied learning styles of our students. All Ruxton
students are respected for their individuality, and we have long been committed
to being a school community that is racially, culturally, and economically
diverse. We believe that such a mix sparks the creativity, perspective, and
compassion necessary to succeed in an increasingly interconnected and
interdependent world.
We actively focus on the needs of each child within the K-8 setting, and
our teachers take the time to shape instruction accordingly, enriching and
supporting each student as needed. Based on a founding tenet that true happiness
can be found only within oneself, the Ruxton community nurtures the joyful
search for understanding, truth, and purpose. Ruxton students are taught by
principle and example to strive for their best, to respect others, and to hold
themselves accountable for their actions. We intend that Ruxton Country School
students develop the habits of mind to raise questions, evaluate relevance, and
seek connections.
Adopted
January, 2006
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As an educational community we value...
- A student body encompassing kindergarten through eighth grade
- Academic excellence achieved in ways that lead to success for each child
- A nurturing, creative, and developmentally appropriate environment for
learning
- Varied approaches to teaching that speak to the learning styles of each
child
- The connections and understanding found when exploring material across the
disciplines of curriculum
- A strong and vibrant community that champions ethical behavior, respect,
acceptance, stewardship, and service to others
- The broad-based diversity within our community
- The transforming connection between risk-taking and confidence-building that
occurs when students take responsibility for their learning
- Small classes and the power of participation
- Time to contemplate, question, and seek connections
The
Ruxton Country School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national, religious, or ethnic origin in its admissions, educational and
employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other
school-administered programs.
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