MISSION STATEMENT

Waimea Country School’s mission is to provide our Island community with an outstanding K-6, child-centered, multiage and multicultural learning experience which incorporates the core values of inclusion and respect.

Our children are inspired to learn creatively in a safe, healthy, and academically challenging environment which honors and embraces childhood and the love of learning.

CORE VALUES

CHILD-CENTERED LEARNING
Waimea Country School sustains a developmentally appropriate teaching and learning environment in which the individual student is nurtured and supported to become an independent thinker, self-disciplined and self-reliant, yet always aware of the needs of others and the common good.  Both playful and serious, the School’s program encourages each child's creativity and resourcefulness, guided by skillful and dedicated teachers, enhanced by small class size.

INCLUSION
Waimea Diversity and inclusion keynote the Waimea Country School education, including appreciation for all people and cultures and for different learning and teaching strengths and styles.  Inclusion builds on the foundation of the family, emphasizing communication and cooperation between the School and the home.  Inclusion also recognizes the importance of harmonious relations with other schools and with the community, acknowledging that a spirit of collaboration best utilizes the impressive resources of our region to enrich the quality of a Waimea Country School education.

RESPECT
Waimea Country School's learning program includes deep respect for and growing knowledge of Hawaiian culture, as well as regional and global awareness and preparation for world citizenship.  Respect for fairness and compassion underscore the School's commitment to make a positive difference in children's lives and to increase all our capacities to make a difference in school, community, society, and the world.

Amy Salling, Head of School P.O. Box 399 Kamuela, Hawai'i 96743 Phone: 808.885.0067 Fax: 808.885.9252 E-mail: Amy Salling