The torch is carried personally and when lit is a heraldic symbol of enlightenment and guidance. It is often called the “Torch of Learning”. This represents that each of our students is expected to personally take up learning as a way to enlighten their way and the way of others dependent upon them. While not traditionally heraldic, the ball and chain refer to the constraint of freedom caused by ignorance and poor thinking. The lion is standing on the ball and chain indicating that it takes courage, intention and strength to destroy the restraints causes by ignorance and poor thinking. This represents our alumni personally taking up learning as a way to enlighten their way and the way of others relying on them and intentionally striving forward in a position of strength while acting with courage and justice and, in the process, trampling ignorance and poor thinking along the way. The five stars represent our commitment to the integrated and holistic development of the child: academically, physically, socially, emotionally, and ethically. Following the philosophy and character of the Renaissance, our enriching program includes foundational academics, developmental and stretch athletics, organization skills, courtesy and character training, and theme units. Our theme unit focus expands to include a broad set of required classics: fine arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences & foreign language. Sometimes we have special focused units on single topics. Our extension programs in the late afternoon include STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) clubs, HAMS (history, art, musical theater, social science) clubs, and community sponsored clubs lead by volunteers. We also provide access to community sports teams during this time. Drill teams and cheerleading are also available. In summary, we believe in fostering academic excellence while respecting the pace of a child’s development and the social-emotional growth of each student. Teachers care deeply about their students and nurture their student’s innate curiosity by challenging them to think critically, creatively, and conceptually in the foundation subjects and the new classic subjects.
The torch is carried personally and when lit is a heraldic symbol of enlightenment and guidance. It is often called the “Torch of Learning”. This represents that each of our students is expected to personally take up learning as a way to enlighten their way and the way of others dependent upon them. While not traditionally heraldic, the ball and chain refer to the constraint of freedom caused by ignorance and poor thinking. The lion is standing on the ball and chain indicating that it takes courage, intention and strength to destroy the restraints causes by ignorance and poor thinking. This represents our alumni personally taking up learning as a way to enlighten their way and the way of others relying on them and intentionally striving forward in a position of strength while acting with courage and justice and, in the process, trampling ignorance and poor thinking along the way. The five stars represent our commitment to the integrated and holistic development of the child: academically, physically, socially, emotionally, and ethically. Following the philosophy and character of the Renaissance, our enriching program includes foundational academics, developmental and stretch athletics, organization skills, courtesy and character training, and theme units. Our theme unit focus expands to include a broad set of required classics: fine arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences & foreign language. Sometimes we have special focused units on single topics. Our extension programs in the late afternoon include STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) clubs, HAMS (history, art, musical theater, social science) clubs, and community sponsored clubs lead by volunteers. We also provide access to community sports teams during this time. Drill teams and cheerleading are also available. In summary, we believe in fostering academic excellence while respecting the pace of a child’s development and the social-emotional growth of each student. Teachers care deeply about their students and nurture their student’s innate curiosity by challenging them to think critically, creatively, and conceptually in the foundation subjects and the new classic subjects.
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