American School believes:
• Education is a shared responsibility of the administration and faculty, students, parents, and the school community.
• A safe and secure environment that is marked by respect for the rights of others and acceptance of personal responsibility is conducive to effective learning.
• Education must encompass the development of the whole individual: academic, aesthetic, creative, social, physical, and emotional.
• Students are individuals whose learning is influenced by age, prior knowledge, background, experiences, personality and physiology.
• The learning environment and educational process should recognize and accommodate different abilities, learning styles and interests.
• Education is most effective when the learner is actively engaged in the learning process.
• Education should provide meaningful and relevant experiences that are valuable beyond the classroom.
• The students' school experience should foster self-esteem and self-confidence, which are integral components of the successful learner.
• Education encourages each student to develop positive character traits and assist them in understanding themselves and how their values relate to the world in which they live.
• Education should foster independent thinking to encourage creativity, thoughtful decision-making, critical analysis, and an appreciation and understanding of differences in opinion.
• The school experience should promote positive interpersonal relationships where students can work cooperatively with a partner, group, or team to become caring, sharing individuals, aware of the concern of others.
• The establishment of realistic, yet challenging, expectations and the learners responsibility for their achievement promotes excellence.
• Education should encourage responsible citizenship and global awareness.
• Education should instill in students a desire for lifelong learning.
• Well-planned change and purposeful institutional and personal renewal will lead to continuous improvement and enable the educational community to adapt to a rapidly changing world.