0 Service
Service to others makes learning meaningful. Teachers and students learn about the needs of the surrounding community, nation, and world. Students apply the skills they are learning at Venture to address those needs. Service within the school and the community is an integral part of our educational program.
1 Excellence
"Work of excellence is transformational. Once a student sees that he or she is capable of excellence, that student is never quite the same. There is a new self-image, a new notion of possibility. There is an appetite for excellence." - Ron Berger, An Ethic of Excellence. Students at Venture are provided with tools and opportunities to achieve excellent work.
2 Leadership
Habits of service and excellence provide key supports in developing leadership skills. One of the reasons students and teachers work hard to understand the needs of the community is so that they can provide leadership in responding to those needs. Students have many opportunities to think, direct, delegate, articulate, plan, and execute. They learn to lead by making a difference now in their school and their community. As part of this work, they also learn about and make connections with great leaders throughout history.
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