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Mission Statement Hyde School is a community that develops socially responsible leaders while transforming public education. We accomplish these goals through character development, academic rigor, and family renewal. Belief Statements We believe that all people have an inherent worth and dignity and a unique potential that defines a destiny. We believe that Leadership means asking the best of ourselves and others, and therefore all people have the potential for leadership. We believe that socially responsible leaders understand that inherent interdependence of the human experience, that we are all accountable to and for others, that we are our Brothers Keeper. We believe that leaders in the 21st century must have both the intellectual skills and the strength of character to make informed and ethical decisions. We believe that we achieve our best, and discover our unique potentials, by developing character and conscience. We believe that if we focus on character first in all our programs, then achievement in academics and other areas will naturally follow, as students will learn the discipline of going after their best. We believe in the action-reflection model of growth, that we put people in challenging situations and help them to reflect on their decisions and obstacles. We believe we must focus on truth over harmony and in using truth as our primary guide in making decisions. We believe that public education can be transformed by making the development of character a primary function of school and emphasizing attitude over aptitude, effort over ability, and character over talent. We believe that parents are the primary teachers and the home is the primary classroom. We believe that we cannot teach character directly, but that parents and teachers must inspire it and model it by being full participants in our character development process. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM We believe every child is gifted with unique potential, and character developme