Vision

We have a Vision for our school, our coastal villages and our world in which all people become their best selves: curious, confident, creative problem solvers and stewards of their home place. By providing a foundation of experiential, hands on education for the whole child, the Fire Mountain Community nurtures healthy, happy, lifelong learners.

Mission

Nurture each child by providing a joyful, place-based learning experience. We have three central goals for our students:
  1. To develop a strong and positive sense of themselves;
  2. To see learning as an ongoing, joyful, and self-initiated quest; and​
  3. To know themselves as interactive participants in the wider natural, social, and practical world.

Values

  • Each child is a unique individual 
  • Teaching to the whole child 
  • Place-based education 
  • Deep connections with the natural world
  • The outdoors as the original place of learning
  • Thematic learning
  • Quality communication
  • Giving back to the community
  • Multidisciplinary learning
  • Fostering creativity, discovery and exploration
  • Small class size with high teacher student ratio
  • Mixed-age classrooms
  • Family engagement in learning and academics
  • ​Sense of community
  • ​Collaboration and Cooperation
  • ​Play as an essential component to learning
  • ​The fun of learning fundamentals
  • Creativity
  • Individual Expression
  • Kindness, Compassion and Respect
  • Joy
  • Wonder and Curiousity
  • Vigor for life and learning

Community Goals

  • Maintain a solid community foundation with exceptional teachers and engaged families.
  • Use the outdoors to enrich mental, physical and spiritual health.
  • Provide strong academics within the framework of a Place-Based Curriculum.
  • Ensure sound organizational structure.​