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CORE VALUES

IPS Core Values

Leadership

We value leadership and teamwork in Teaching and Learning as a process, underpinned by a strong ethical and moral dimension and put to use in serving our community.

Collaboration

We engage in equitable practices on purpose, working together to promote opportunities for individual and collective success.

 

Excellence

We respect the process of striving for excellence, as well as recognition of both relative and absolute standards of excellence, and the desire to always do one’s best.

 

Participation

We believe in a highly participatory approach to teaching and learning.

 

Determination

We believe that students learn best through active engagement and a process-oriented approach that emphasizes multiple perspectives and creative problem-solving. 

 

Respect

We cherish each person's contribution to our community, and we listen, comprehend, challenge, and engage one another as we work together to create every area of our lives.

 

Integrity

We emphasize character strength, honesty, and courage, as well as a solid moral code of conduct.

 

Responsibility

We believe in the IPS community's ability to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable society.

 

Ethic

We believe that ethics should be incorporated into the educational system as a means of becoming a better citizen.

 

Innovation

We value all students' and staff's intellectual growth and inquiry, acknowledging their various learning needs and encouraging them to be innovative.

 

Empathy

We believe that we are invested in each other’s well-being, social and academic growth.