Mission, Vision, and Pillars
The four pillars of Kindness, Honor, Purpose, and Respect guide daily life.
Portledge Mission Statement
Portledge School offers a competitive college preparatory program in a warm, inclusive community. Students are inspired to realize their individual potential by developing the critical thinking skills and moral courage necessary for lifelong learning in an increasingly complex world.
Portledge School defines Moral Courage as: Acting with Kindness, Honor, Purpose, and Respect while recognizing such actions may not be easy.
Portledge School is an independent, pre-nursery through twelfth-grade preparatory day school. The school’s coordinated sequential programs, beginning with the Reggio Emilia program in Early Childhood, provide a rigorous academic environment, preparing students to live responsible and productive lives. Dedicated teachers use small class sizes to deliver knowledge based on inquiry and inspired by a student-centered learning approach. Individual talents are nurtured through the arts, athletics, and a variety of community and travel programs that all emphasize the Portledge Pillars of Kindness, Honor, Purpose, and Respect.
If you want something, you have the power to make it happen: this is the ethos at Portledge School. A robust and accessible selection of co-curricular offerings provides Portledge students with opportunities to discover and explore interests beyond the classroom. What makes Portledge unique is how far students can expand these opportunities into passions that impact their personal and intellectual curiosity.
Portledge At-A-Glance
As Portledge citizens, the four pillars of Kindness, Honor, Purpose, and Respect guide daily life. These pillars support our mission statement which references explicitly moral courage, inclusion, and realizing one's potential. They are the core of character development here and guide the programs in place outside the classroom. These fundamental values are designed to help students reflect on their inner self, better relate to others, and how they understand and interact with the larger world.
Being known inspires growth.
When students feel known, they dare to move outside their comfort zone and experience new levels of academic and personal growth. At Portledge, meaningful connections between students and faculty are built upon mutual respect, genuine care, and open communication. Students are surrounded by teachers who know, support, and celebrate their individuality and interests both in the classroom and on the field. These relationships inspire the intellectual curiosity that drives students to push beyond potential and rise to their personal best.
When students feel known, they dare to move outside their comfort zone and experience new levels of academic and personal growth. At Portledge, meaningful connections between students and faculty are built upon mutual respect, genuine care, and open communication. Students are surrounded by teachers who know, support, and celebrate their individuality and interests both in the classroom and on the field. These relationships inspire the intellectual curiosity that drives students to push beyond potential and rise to their personal best.
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