•Provide each child with an environment that is secure, comfortable, and stimulating
•Provide uninterrupted instructional time that meets the individual needs of students by providing differentiated instructional strategies that lead to the mastery of appropriate academic skills
•Provide opportunities for the development of each child's intellectual, social, aesthetic, personal, and physical growth
•Provide an environment that is conducive to a positive self-image
•Provide a model for positive human relations' skills that can be practiced at school, at home, and in the community
•Provide children with an appreciation of the need for continued education and life-long learning
