Core Values

Core values have been developed by SPIDER parents and teachers over time.  

We review these once a year.  

At the 2023/2024 Year End Parents Meeting, everyone was given four dots to use to indicate the 5 core values that were most important to them. Those with less votes are not unimportant; they’re still part of our top 10. 

The ranking for this year, and number of votes received, is

• Sustaining a sense of community (12)

• Experiential learning (11)

• Fostering environmental connections and awareness (8)

• Family based learning (8)

• Maintaining a respectful learning environment (6)

• Parents are the primary educator and guide (5)

• We are all responsible for our own and each other’s learning (1)

• Parent Participation (1)

• Consensus-oriented decision making (0)

• We are all responsible for our own and each other’s safety (0)