Vision and Values

Letter from Our Head of School

Thank you very much for your interest in Seven Arrows Elementary School. After twenty years, the Seven Arrows community continues to grow and amaze me with its passion for education. I am grateful to have played a meaningful part in the lives of the many incredible children and families who have been part of our Seven Arrows Way of Education.

 

Success by our standards is measured in one simple but fundamental way: Have we as a school inspired our students to be passionate learners and compassionate leaders? Are they engaged and motivated to be lifelong learners? Do they embody integrity coupled with the skills needed to lead from the heart?

 

Every day I walk on campus, the answer is unmistakable in countless examples of our students as ethical, loving, resilient, supportive, and motivated individuals who strive for excellence and make us all proud. We can rest assured that we are sending into the world citizens who will stand for what they believe in, who will innovate and imagine, who will make a difference in local and global communities, and who will inspire and touch others through their creativity and passion, thereby making our world a better place for all.

 

This is the power of a single community working together for the lives of future generations. We are deeply committed to each child and to our world, and we invite parents with the same dedication to join our tight-knit community.

 

Margarita Pagliai

Founder & Head of School

We Are Shaping Leaders Who Are:

CONSCIOUS LEARNERS

Advocates for self • Has a growth mindset • Seeks to strengthen stretches • Develops curiosity and passion • Is aware of personal learning styles and those of others • Is resilient and intrinsically motivated • Regards failure as an opportunity to learn

 

COMMUNICATORS

Is media literate • Recognizes bias • Values languages • Organizes thoughts • Delivers a clear, convincing message • Understands and connects to audience

 

COLLABORATORS

Is flexible • Can work in teams • Builds consensus • Emphasizes cultural understanding • Leads and supports the ideas of others • Creates organized plans for the entire team • Seeks out and understands diverse perspectives

 

CREATORS

Imagines, innovates, and invents • Inspects, interprets, and interpolates • Designs, re-purposes, and improves • Makes sense of the world through stories, art, music, movement, poetry, and digital media • Visualizes and expresses ideas

 

 

CRITICAL THINKERS

Applies strategies • Analyzes and explains results • Defines and anticipates problems • Generates multiple approaches to test • Transfers understanding to other areas • Reflects and assesses both product and process

 

CONSTRUCTORS OF KNOWLEDGE

Reflects critically • Uses a variety of tools • Is curious about the world • Asks meaningful questions • Gathers effective resources • Seeks to deepen understanding • Presents ideas and reviews with others • Analyzes, assesses, and evaluates information • Develops a personal learning network

 

COMPUTATIONAL THINKERS

Recognizes patterns • Understands efficiency • Persists through failure • Uses logic and reason to understand systems • Understands sequencing and cause and effect • Can deconstruct or debug a problem to find its source

 

CONTRIBUTORS

Concerned for the well-being of the world’s people • Identifies social justice issues in the world • Participates in service to the community • Leads events in support of ethical causes • Takes positive actions toward the environment • Respects and protects oneself and others