At our schools, our commitment to low student: teacher ratios allow our teachers to form a relationship with each child and family, to know each child beyond their statistics, and to help each child grow academically, socially and emotionally. We are firmly committed to the belief that parents are the primary influence in a child's life, and that any quality program, be it at the preschool or middle school level, must actively include and nurture the parent-child-teacher-school relationship. All students have an intrinsic need to be a part of a community in their school setting