CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Allegiance to the Present Moment
Contemplative practice allows one to connect deeply with one's own experience and to access a sense of expansiveness within one's life.
CONTENT AREAS INCLUDE:
MARTIAL ARTS . CALLIGRAPHY . IKEBANA . KYUDO . OTHER PRACTICES THAT SERVE TO DEEPEN THE STUDENTS' CONNECTION TO THEIR INNER EXPERIENCE AND TO THE FULLNESS OF WHO THEY ARE

Sciences

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Precision and Insight
The sciences are approached with emphasis on deep understanding and mastery of skills and content. Accuracy of perceptions and understanding in the sciences infuses the student's entire education with clarity and precision.
CONTENT AREAS INCLUDE:
MATHEMATICS . BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES . PHYSICAL SCIENCES . ECOLOGICAL CONDITION

HUMANITIES

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Appreciation and Interconnection
To study the humanities is to delve into the richness of our mutual heritage as human beings, to connect to the world and to one's place in the context of all who have come before us, and all that will follow. The outcome of studies in humanities is a deepened connection to all of humanity.
CONTENT AREAS INCLUDE:
HISTORY . CULTURE . READING AND WRITING . HUMAN CONDITION . LITERATURE . WORLD WISDOM STORIES AND TRADITIONS . PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

ARTS

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Authentic Communication
Through a variety of creative expressions and an immersion approach to world languages, an "exchange with the world" can occur, bringing a sense of vibrancy and empathy to the educational experience.
CONTENT AREAS INCLUDE:
CHINESE LANGUAGE . SPANISH LANGUAGE . DANCE AND THEATER, MUSIC, VISUAL AND SCULPTURAL ARTS

EMBODIMENT DISCIPLINES

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Synchronized Activity
Embodiment Disciplines are forms that work with the synchronicity between mind and body, intention and action. Students are given opportunities to cultivate the faculties that will allow them to act skillfully and be able to fully manifest their intelligence, compassion, and confidence in the world.
CONTENT AREAS INCLUDE:
ATHLETICS . HEALTH AND NUTRITION . SENSORY INTEGRATION . GAMES THAT COORDINATE INDIVIDUAL SENSORY EXPERIENCE WITH SOCIAL SKILLS . MEMORY PRACTICES MADE EFFECTIVE THROUGH BODY/MIND ACTIVITIES