At Hidden Valley Elementary we believe –
› In valuing and respecting the uniqueness and rights of every individual.
› That, as members of the Global Community, we have the responsibility to respect, understand and nurture the physical and human environment.
› That education is the responsibility of the community.
› That learning is a lifelong process in which everyone is both teacher and learner.
› That everyone has valuable individual strengths and abilities.
› That individuality and cooperation promote personal and social well-being and contribute to a healthy community.
› That being responsive to social, cultural, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, and physical needs fosters the development of the whole child.
› In integrating what is valuable from the past with what is relevant in the present, as we develop and apply the attitudes, skills and creative strategies needed to adapt to a rapidly changing world.
› We are a community of learners.