Educational Philosophy

Restorative justice education applies the principles of restorative justice to school life, focusing on repairing harm and rebuilding relationships rather

Compassionate discipline philosophy holds that adults can respond to misbehavior with understanding and still hold students firmly accountable. It rejects

Pedagogy and equity are linked because the way teachers teach, not just what schools spend or which curriculum they adopt,

Practical wisdom in teaching is the ability to judge well in specific situations: knowing what to do, for this student,

Evidence based pedagogy is the belief that teaching methods should be chosen, as far as possible, on the basis of

Socratic reasoning foundations are the basic moves of thought that sit underneath the Socratic method: defining terms carefully, testing claims

Classroom respect norms are the shared agreements about how people in a class treat one another, speak, listen and work

Ethical communication in classrooms means speaking and writing in ways that are honest, respectful, fair, and mindful of privacy, whether

Cultural competence in teaching is the ability of an educator to work effectively and respectfully with students and families from

Democratic participation skills are the practical abilities people use to take part in self-government, such as evaluating information, discussing public