Mission, Values, Promises, and DEIB Philosophy

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Learn More about our Mission, Values, and Promises

Every member of the community is responsible for upholding these values to create a positive quality of student life.

We prepare students for success in college and beyond. Our students will live and work in a global community, where cultural competencies, collaboration, and inclusion are essential skills. In our curriculum, our co-curricular programming, and our residential community, we encourage all members to pursue knowledge, recognize their personal biases, view a topic from multiple perspectives, and demonstrate respect for diverse viewpoints. We believe that respect requires a willingness in students, faculty, and staff to get to know one another — to ask questions, to challenge themselves, and to consider new perspectives without judgment.

Leadership supports the Foxcroft community in its journey towards cultural humility, personal development, and greater human understanding. Foxcroft provides opportunities through curriculum and residential experiences, as well as student organizations, leadership, and professional development to aid in fostering belonging and understanding. 

Our community welcomes and celebrates the diverse histories, experiences, and identities of each of its members, and we believe that shared experiences — formal and informal — within a diverse community, foster authentic human relationships and growth. Further, Foxcroft students are inspired to recognize, reflect upon, and compassionately respond to the diverse needs of others outside of the school community.

The Foxcroft community is dedicated to actively promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.  The School continually reviews policies, programs, and practices to ensure all members of our community feel welcomed, safe, and empowered. Foxcroft intentionally cultivates unique learning opportunities to allow each member of our community to thrive.

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These conversations must first and foremost adhere to Foxcroft’s long-standing values of respect, integrity, kindness, and service to others. They must also adhere to Foxcroft’s Code of Conduct and to the tenants of civil discourse. There is no room for discrimination of individuals based on their identity or beliefs, or for harassment of any kind. Nor will the School tolerate threats or calls for violence against any group or interruptions to the learning environment. 

Further, as a school and a 501(c)3 entity, we take the position of institutional neutrality, which calls for Foxcroft’s leadership to refrain from taking public positions on controversial/political issues unless the issue directly affects the core mission and operation of the School. While we host dialogues and speakers to explore topics of relevance to the curriculum in our college preparatory program, in so doing, we seek to expose students to a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and expand their worldview as part of a liberal arts education. 

Whatever our strongly held individual convictions, we must remember that we are members of one community, united by our mission to prepare girls to learn and lead in college and beyond.

The School values the support and involvement of families who provide valuable feedback aiding student growth and development. Conversely, when a family's involvement with the School becomes disruptive to or counterproductive with the School or its mission, the School may determine that the relationship is not in the best interest of the School or student. If a family member repeatedly or seriously violates a School policy or procedure, or engages in inappropriate, disruptive, disrespectful or harassing behavior toward the School or its students or employees, the School may take action to restrict the family member's access to School activities or property. At the discretion of the Head of School, the School may also impose other corrective action based on the nature of the family member's conduct and surrounding circumstances, including the student of the family member at issue not being invited to return to the School or being dismissed from the School during the academic year.