Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
Lowell School equips children to think critically, engage purposefully, and live authentically.
Vision
Lowell School children are leading in the co-creation of a world where individuals are trusted, valued, and respected.
We are an intentionally-designed, diverse educational community that embraces individuality, curiosity, and courage. Lowell students thrive because we are committed to progressive pedagogy, where our multidisciplinary academic program and our social-emotional curriculum are inextricably linked.
Guided by our innovative, expert, and thoughtful educators, our children become confident, resilient, and highly motivated learners who can fully engage in an abundance of rich, integrated, and multifaceted learning experiences.
Our graduates know themselves well and communicate effectively. They are uniquely prepared, both academically and socially, to navigate challenges and embrace opportunities that lie ahead.
Lowell empowers children to use their voices and strengths in pursuit of a more just world—one in which differences become assets, confidence leads to cooperation, and empathy drives us to affect positive change in our communities.
Values
Respect For Children
- Children are trusted, seen, and valued for who they are.
- We focus on the whole child.
- We tune in to children’s emotions and needs, with intention for all we do.
- Every day creates space for authenticity and joy.
Partnership with Families
- Families, staff, and faculty alike share a commitment to our children. We are partners in supporting them.
- Lowell’s parent education, both formal and informal, helps good parents in becoming great parents.
Social Emotional Competency
- Dynamic learning takes place in a progressive educational model.
- Students are active participants whose curiosity and interests shape the course of their study.
- Children are well-prepared for higher education and active citizenship when they leave.
- Arts, movement, and play are integrated across curricula.
Social Justice and Equity
- Our community is actively working to unlearn racism and bias.
- We teach children to celebrate and embrace diversity.
- Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) can be seen across our curricula, programs, and decisions.
- Children learn to advocate for themselves and for others
- We strive to make our educational experience more accessible.
Purposeful Academic Engagement
- Dynamic learning takes place in a progressive educational model.
- Students are active participants whose curiosity and interests shape the course of their study.
- Children are well-prepared for higher education and active citizenship when they leave.
- Arts, movement, and play are integrated across curricula.
The Way It Is By William Stafford
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can’t get lost. Tragedies happen; people get hurt or die: and you suffer and get old. Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding. You don’t ever let go of the thread.
