Deeper learning is the kind that you remember the longest. It usually involves emotional impact, a strong relationship with a mentor, and an opportunity to transfer classroom learning into the real world in some way. When learning connects to some part of your identity, it makes even more of an impact.

Beaver teachers are experts in their fields and creative leaders who are continuously evolving and expanding their ways of teaching—not just to meet students where they are but to prepare them for where they’re going. We invest in our faculty and staff by providing support, professional development, and opportunities for collaboration. Our teachers are experts in teaching content through modern-day contexts, facilitating their classes and conversations around equity and social justice as they relate to the world today.

We must bring our most inclusive mindset into school spaces to cultivate a greater sense of belonging and community. At Beaver, we are committed to becoming a space where ideas can be shared and disagreements are expected rather than avoided. We are all smart individuals grappling with many challenges emerging domestically and internationally. We won’t always agree, but we should always be able to learn from one another. Different perspectives in a respectful community are the foundation for problem-solving.

We want Beaver students to be so comfortable with technology that they will seek out the right tool in any circumstance. Rather than working with awkward technology or technology with built-in obvious biases, our students aren’t afraid to learn or even create something new. We want them to develop computational thinking skills that allow them to break a problem into smaller pieces, building algorithms that might lead to solutions. We’re preparing our students to recognize when tasks require A.I. and when they require human capabilities instead.