YWLCS Values & Priorities
At YWLCS, we believe in a “whole girl” approach to education grounded on our core values and four strategic priorities.
Core Values
- Leadership
- Single-sex Education
- Equity
- Inquiry-Based Learning
- Diversity
- Families
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Strategic Priorities
Academic Achievement - Enhance learning environments to foster higher order thinking and authentically engage students in order to increase their academic growth.
Career and College Preparation - Maintain school-wide infusion of career and college preparation from grades 7-12 and develop a coherent sequence of programming that introduces students to the range of college and post-secondary options and opportunities.
Leadership - Increase leadership opportunities for all students in classrooms, school wide and in the community through coaching and mentoring to empower students to achieve a model of ethical and collaborative leadership.
Personal and Social Development - Provide systems and models for the desired behaviors of the Community Contract, the YWLCS 5 Qualities and the foundation for living healthy and fit lives.