Mission
THE RIVERS SCHOOL IS A COED COLLEGE PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL FOR GRADES 6 THROUGH 12. RIVERS INSPIRES EVERY STUDENT TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE, THRIVE IN A COMMUNITY OF CONNECTION AND BELONGING, AND CREATE THEIR OWN PATH TO A LIFE OF IMPACT AND PURPOSE. CORE VALUESGUIDED BY OUR PHILOSOPHY OF EXCELLENCE WITH HUMANITY, WE VALUE:INTEGRITY - WE ARE COMMITTED TO ALIGNING OUR ACTIONS WITH OUR VALUES IN THE CONTINUING PURSUIT OF COURAGE, HONESTY, AND TRUTH.PERSEVERANCE - WE EMBRACE CHALLENGES AND MAKE SPACE FOR DISCOMFORT AS WE BUILD RESILIENCE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE GROWTH.EMPATHY - WE SEEK TO UNDERSTAND AND CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND CARE.CURIOSITY - WE PRIORITIZE LEARNING THAT IS GROUNDED IN OUR NATURAL SENSE OF WONDER AND SHAPED BY EXPLORING COMPLEX QUESTIONS IN AN ONGOING PROCESS OF DISCOVERY.JOY - WE DELIGHT IN ENGAGING WITH OUR WORK AND WITH EACH OTHER, CELEBRATING OUR PASSIONS AND THE FULLEST EXPRESSION OF OURSELVES.