Mission, Vision, & Values

Our Mission

We are Northshire Day School.

Each child is our world.

We teach, learn and journey together.

Unified with Love, Inclusion & Trust.

We are family, the future,

And always present;

For each other.

Shining.

We. Love.

Our Vision for 2030

NDS is a vital resource for the Northshire community, families and children. As the preferred place to learn, work and serve, we foster a culture of support, inclusion, and continuous quality improvement.

Through responsible stewardship, we ensure long-term growth, organizational stability, and focus resources on our community’s evolving needs.

Our Core Values

Development of the Whole Child

NDS seeks to identify and build on each child’s unique strengths and potential. We use competency-based assessment to inform the development of curriculum and individualized programming. Each child has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualiﬁed, caring early educators who understand developmentally appropriate practice. With an emphasis on play-based learning, classrooms are active, cooperative, and hands-on. NDS has a commitment to developing the whole child and fostering a life-long love of learning.

Health & Safety

We are uncompromising in our culture of health and safety for our children and employees at NDS. Our policies and practices prioritize health and safety in our daily work with children and one another. Children learn about and practice healthy and safe choices to create an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for children and adults. We promote a foundation of healthy habits that will last children throughout their lives.

Loving Environment

Northshire Day School strives to provide a nurturing environment with our supportive and caring teachers modeling empathy, kindness and responsiveness to children to foster loving relationships amongst staff and students. NDS recognizes that Love, Inclusion, and Trust are timeless values and cornerstones of student development, collegiality, community building, and communication.

Community

NDS is active in creating an internal school community as well as in participating in the community beyond the walls of our school. We believe that children are the most important asset in our community and their engagement in the community is an extension of their early experiences offering safe, supportive and positive environments for them to learn and grow in. We have positive and strong partnerships with area agencies to bring enriching and beneficial learning experiences to our students, teachers, families and community members.

Family Partnerships

NDS recognizes that strong partnerships that encourage family involvement are an essential part of any high-quality early care and learning program. Family involvement not only reinforces progress and learning, and supports children's growth at a critical time for brain development, it also helps to support program development. Each family’s presence at our school, contribution of time and dedication to our cooperative community is foundational to our school’s identity and culture.