Educational Philosophy

My Hope for My Students’ Future

My students will develop and hone skills, knowledge, creativity, and flexibility that will give them confidence that they can add value to existence by their presence.  Students will gain insights and practice habits that will promote their individual and our communal long-term physical and emotional health.  Students will develop deeper compassion for others and act out of a sense of social responsibility interpersonally, in the community, in the greater society, and in our world.  Students will develop an awareness of the beauty, complexity, and challenges that surround them.  Students will explore multiple paths that could lead to their long-term happiness and satisfaction in life.

Mr. Leflar’s Philosophy of Education

I will provide opportunities for students to:

Cognitively (Thinking):

• explore their areas of curiosity

• extend their learning at home

• design and engineer solutions

• solve real-world problems

• become more mindful

Socially (Friend Making):

• develop diverse, effective, and efficient communication skill sets

• practice kindness and compassion

• challenge self-centered perspectives

Creatively (Brain Growing):

• engage in creative play

• engage in current-issue, real-world problem solving

• express their ideas in artistic ways across multiple mediums

Personally (Self-Growing):

• gain life experience in areas that are novel to them

• develop skills that they value

• explore their limits

• follow their passions

• challenge outdated perspectives

• take calculated risks safely

• turn life’s obstacles around

• break self-defeating habits