Mission and Core Values
Mission
Lake Country School is a Montessori learning environment that fosters independence, critical thinking, and creativity within each child. We are a community that promotes diversity and inclusion, as well as respect and responsibility to self, to others, and to the earth.
Core Values
- Montessori Pedagogy – Our work is guided by the principles and pedagogy of Dr. Maria Montessori and further enriched by the work of others in the fields of education and human development. The Montessori prepared environment nurtures the intellectual, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual potential of the whole child.
Love of Work – Children learn through purposeful activity carried out in developmentally appropriate urban and rural environments where the choice of meaningful work is expected and respected.
- Peaceful Community – We work to create a peaceful, supportive, compassionate, and welcoming community where the understanding of and respect for differences lead to appreciation, self-reflection, and personal growth.
- Stewardship – We strive to be model citizens of a global community and to help children prepare themselves for life. As stewards of the earth, we share the belief expressed by Dr. Maria Montessori that “within each child lies the fate of the future.”