Chadwick School’s Core Values

• Honesty
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Fairness
• Compassion

Mission Statement
Chadwick, a K-12 school founded in 1935, is dedicated to academic excellence and to the development of self-confident individuals of exemplary character. Students are prepared through experience and self-discovery to accept the responsibilities inherent in personal freedom and to contribute positively to contemporary society. The Chadwick Community is committed to living in accordance with its core values of respect, responsibility, honesty, fairness and compassion.

The school aims to create a learning environment that is challenging, diverse and supportive where talented, dedicated faculty and students are encouraged to interact in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. Students are prepared for rigorous future educational endeavors in a manner that enables them to discover the joys of learning and the importance of community.

In all of its programs, Chadwick seeks to discover and nurture the special gifts each student possesses; to deepen each student’s understanding of the complexities of the world; and to inspire each to realize his or her full potential.

With a clear recognition of the needs and capabilities of students of differing ages and experiences, and with the support of parents, the school implements its mission:

• By ensuring small classes that promote critical thinking, analytical reasoning and effective communication skills;
• By encouraging students to evaluate the choices they make based on a carefully considered sense of right and wrong;
• By gradually guiding students from dependent to independent learning;
• By providing expanding opportunities for individual self-direction and creativity as a student grows and matures;
• By providing a student body that is enriched by economic, social and ethnic diversity and by individuals who possess varying kinds of and degrees of intellectual, artistic and physical abilities;
• By stressing high academic standards and a strong commitment to the process of learning;
• By creating an environment for learning that is stimulating, innovative, tolerant, enjoyable and that encourages intellectual inquiry and curiosity;
• By fostering in each student a healthy self-concept and a sense of personal value through recognition and encouragement of individual potential and talent;
• By encouraging student involvement in the community and community involvement in the school;
• By aiming to achieve a balance, perhaps different for each individual, between the cognitive and affective aspects of learning;
• By teaching students to evaluate evidence and experience and to understand the dynamic between individuality and social responsibility;
• By stressing the fundamental values of integrity and trust.