Core+Values

The following is directly from the Mission Statement of Beaufort Academy. This year emphasis will be placed on these core values with specific emphasis in the Middle School. I will be adding student responses about the meaning of these throughout the year.

At Beaufort Academy, students will find themselves immersed in a professional learning environment grounded in the foundations of the Judeo‐Christian traditions where faculty, parents, and students strive toward the embodiment of the core values of **intellect, respect, integrity, leadership, and pride**.
 * Core Values of Beaufort Academy**

//Intellect// is the first priority in the development of our students. Academic activities encourage curiosity, engage multiple learning styles, and promote inquiry while building upon the students’ confidence to thrive at any institution of higher education. Opportunities for intellectual inquiry and expression are provided in a safe atmosphere where respect for self, others, the campus, the Beaufort community, and the environment are modeled by faculty and students.

//Respect// for cultural differences is taught through curricular and extracurricular experiences, and reinforced in celebrations to honor the successes of students and faculty. We expect all students and faculty to reflect the highest standards of //integrity// in their approach to academic endeavors, co‐curricular and extracurricular activities, and interactions with others.

Beaufort Academy students learn the importance of //leadership// in classrooms and on fields, courts, and stages; the curriculum is designed to offer students the opportunities and tools to identify and develop their unique talents and abilities. Beaufort Academy supports our students as they demonstrate leadership in their churches, through community service, and in their general demeanor on and off campus.

The core values of Beaufort Academy are characterized in the importance placed on individual and collective worth. The school promotes a sense of //pride// not in deference to arrogance, but in //respect// for success, in celebration of personal and team accomplishments through //intellect//, athletics, and //leadership//, with reverence for //integrity//, and with a limitless appreciation for the unique teaching and learning potential in all of us. Beaufort Academy students, faculty and parents show their //pride// by supporting school activities, by recognizing the importance of balancing work with spirit and fun, and by contributing to the Beaufort community and world beyond.

As a learning community, the Academy expects continual growth and self improvement from all in the quest to model these core values. All stakeholders are expected to work together in a spirit of continuous improvement, and with strong purpose, to this end. .