Strategic Plan 2013-2018
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Our Values Our values are guiding beliefs and principles that inform our decision-making and behaviour throughout the College, from the boardroom to the classroom. Known and Loved: Each boy is understood and valued. Manners Maketh Men: We value manners and demonstrate respect through our actions. The Power of Community: We believe in the power of collaboration, working together and building community. Action with Integrity: We are guided by moral and ethical principles and are accountable for our actions. Spirituality Matters: We celebrate our Anglican affiliation and nurture our boys’ spiritual lives. We are inclusive and supportive of our diverse and multi-faith community. Learning Never Ends: We must continue to learn, to ask important questions, to explore new ideas, and to be responsive to changing needs.
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Our Mission To challenge and inspire each boy to become the best version of himself. 4
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The Meaning Behind the Mission:
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To challenge and inspire… Our teachers challenge and inspire boys to reach higher and go further. Our teachers ignite and model a love of learning. Our programs open the minds of our boys to new horizons, new thinking and new possibilities. each boy… We value the uniqueness of each boy. Each boy will be “known and loved.” Each boy will be challenged and supported academically, athletically, artistically, socially and emotionally. to become the best version of himself… The best version of himself understands that “manners maketh men.” The best version of himself is an inquisitive, creative and collaborative problem-solver, and has a strong academic preparation that opens doors in his future. The best version of himself is engaged in a breadth of experiences, takes initiative and honours his commitments. The best version of himself is cultivated through authentic relationships with outstanding educators who are passionate about their students and learning. The best version of himself is a Georgian. We believe that our world needs more Georgians. Our College will continue to evolve so that each Georgian develops a special set of attributes. Our aspiration is that each Georgian: • • • • • • • • •
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is inquisitive, creative and collaborative is resilient and able to adapt and thrive has moral character and spiritual strength is kind, polite and caring has a global mindset and community awareness takes initiative and honours his commitments values continuous learning gives back to his communities continues to be engaged in the Georgian community throughout his life
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STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS 2013-2018 Our Primary Goal:
Prepare our Boys to Thrive and Lead in a Changing World
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strong focus of our College has always been to ensure that our boys are “known and loved.” To enable our boys to succeed in the future, we will enhance our focus on challenging and inspiring each boy and help them further develop the resilience, skills and initiative that enable them to adapt, thrive and lead in a rapidly changing and interconnected world.
IMPLEMENTATION OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES PLANNING 1. Challenge our boys with strong and inspiring academic programs: • Foster challenge, enrichment, critical thinking and preparedness for the future through opportunities such as new course pathways and experiential learning. • Create a whole-school academic vision that ensures a strong, inspiring and integrated academic program — reflecting best practice and high academic standards. 2. Support the development of our boys’ resilience and independence: • Develop comprehensive strategies from Junior School through the Senior School to enhance leadership skills, life skills and the capacity of our boys to develop the resilience, independence and wellness they will need for future success. • Explore the potential offering of a new Bridge Year to life beyond RSGC — a planned year that would provide an enriched learning and growing experience (including but not limited to independent study, travel, work experience and service opportunities). 3. Connect our boys to the world beyond the College: • Enhance “real world” experience throughout our academic and co-curricular programs by building in more communitybased and global experiential learning opportunities. • Develop a mentoring program that connects our boys to our vast network of talented alumni, parents and pastparents in different fields. 4. Further develop an environment that celebrates and supports the individuality of our boys, and reflects the diversity of our changing world: • Sustain an atmosphere that welcomes, celebrates and supports the diverse attributes and unique gifts of each individual. • Maintain our Anglican roots, and ensure our culture, programs and practices continue to evolve to understand and welcome multiple cultures and faiths.
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IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 1. Ensure an environment that inspires faculty and enables collaboration and innovation: • Develop a targeted professional development strategy that equips faculty and staff to continue to deliver inspiring and innovative programs and services. • Develop supporting systems that reinforce and enable a culture of collaboration and innovation. • Encourage and support our faculty by sharing action research and creative strategies for boys’ education through partnerships with external organizations. 2. Build learning partnerships and connections with our extended community:
Our Enabling Goal:
Foster Innovation and Excellence by Engaging our Community and Partners
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o prepare our boys to thrive and lead in a changing world, we need to create an environment that fosters innovation and excellence and fully engages the strengths of our community and partners. We are blessed with an exceptional Georgian community (students, faculty, staff, parents, past-parents, grandparents, alumni and friends of the College). Our unique urban setting and our local and global networks provide us with access to a range of exceptional corporate and institutional partners, locally and globally.
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• Enrich and strengthen our programs by further developing partnerships with Toronto’s amazing variety of cultural and learning institutions. • Engage alumni and parents to support community-based learning opportunities for the boys, as well as other learning and mentoring programs. 3. Engage our Georgian community in the life and development of our College: • Develop an alumni engagement strategy that supports lifelong relationships among alumni and with the College. • Develop a culture of philanthropy that will support the strength and sustainability of the College for future generations of Georgians.
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Royal St. George’s College 120 Howland Ave. Toronto, ON Canada M5R 3B5 Phone: 416.533.9481 Fax: 416.533.0028 www.rsgc.on.ca facebook.com/RSGC1 twitter.com/RoyalSGC
January 2014