Students and teachers are strengthened by acts of consequential service to others. We prepare students with the attitudes and skills to learn from and be of service.

Crew means community and collaboration. We are Crew, not passengers, joining together on journeys that are both powerful and purposeful.

A direct and respectful relationship with the natural world refreshes the human spirit and teaches the important ideas of recurring cycles and cause and effect. Students learn to become stewards of the earth and of future generations.

Both diversity and inclusion increase the richness of ideas, creative power, problem-solving ability, and respect for others. Students investigate and value their different histories and talents.

Teaching practices foster curiosity about the world by creating learning situations that provide something important to think about, time to experiment, and time to make sense of what is observed.

Both diversity and inclusion increase the richness of ideas, creative power, problem-solving ability, and respect for others.

Learning happens best with emotion, challenge, and the requisite support. People discover their abilities, values, passions, and responsibilities in situations that offer adventure and the unexpected.

Learning is both a personal process of discovery and a social activity. Everyone learns both individually and as part of a group.

Teaching in EL Education schools fosters curiosity about the world by creating learning situations that provide something important to think about, time to experiment, and time to make sense of what is observed.

Students and teachers are strengthened by acts of consequential service to others, and one of an EL Education school’s primary functions is to prepare students with the attitudes and skills to learn from and be of service.

Learning is fostered best in communities where students' and teachers' ideas are respected and where there is mutual trust.

All students need to be successful if they are to build the confidence and capacity to take risks and meet increasingly difficult challenges. But it is also important for students to learn from their failures, to persevere when things are hard, and to learn to turn disabilities into opportunities.

Individual development and group development are integrated so that the value of friendship, trust, and group action is clear. Students are encouraged to compete, not against each other, but with their own personal best and with rigorous standards of excellence.

A direct and respectful relationship with the natural world refreshes the human spirit and teaches the important ideas of recurring cycles and cause and effect.

Students and teachers need time alone to explore their own thoughts, make their own connections, and create their own ideas.

We believe in the philosophy of shared responsibility and teamwork, where everyone contributes to a common goal and everyone is actively involved in the journey and its success.