Wholistic Development

4/2/2012

There are mixed opinions within the education community relative to whether academics or human development is supreme.  Even a few staff and/or faculty at Riverside have implied that the two are mutually exclusive or that any approach that does not place academics front, center, and foremost undermines our mantra of being a college preparatory school. 

 The fact that academics and human development are not mutually exclusive is the foundation for our wholistic approach to education at Riverside.  The wisdom and will of the Riverside Board of Trustees is clearly behind me in this effort.  This wholistic approach brings depth and breadth to the curriculum and co-curriculum and is consistent with a purpose of “not just for college – but for life.”