There are many components to a well-rounded education, but what matters most is the foundational beliefs the school is built upon. Everything we believe in is based on three pillars:
We believe that education is a lifelong process that allows people to develop to their fullest potential. For this reason, our academic programs feature rigorous curricula that focus on the mastery of a core body of knowledge and on the discovery of additional knowledge. We establish a partnership between the school and the parents and we emphasize the development of the whole child.
Our actions influence the world around us, so as human beings, we have a responsibility to act with honor and integrity in all areas of our personal and professional lives. We want all of our students to become people who consistently do right in thought, word and action. We emphasize service, character development, a strong work ethic, perpetual growth, loving interaction with others and an appropriate level of independence.
We believe in the existence, accessibility and applicability of transcendent truth. Students should be able to articulate and defend an appropriate view of truth.
At SYIS, we are convinced that an education program must be holistic if it is to fully prepare a student for college and for life. For this reason, the academic program at SYIS is accompanied by personal character development, physical training and service to the community. The Student Outcomes (or SOs) define our goals for our graduating students.
