The Heart Of A Crescent Education
One of my joys as Headmaster is to see and hear countless stories of our boys living their character. Our boys are strong students but just as importantly, they are also good people – something I was reminded of again this week.
At a recent provincial Model United Nations event, a Crescent boy in Grade 12 worked on a draft resolution with three of his younger Crescent brothers. Their goal was to create a solution to a world issue that all other nations, with their differences, could agree to. The Grade 12 student had received an award for similar work at a previous Model UN event. Now, knowing that only three students could be recognized for the work, this soon-to-be-Crescent-graduate withdrew his name from the resolution so his teammates could get the credit. Subsequently, the resolution successfully passed in voting, and the three younger teammates received the award. An important lesson was learned that day – and it was a Crescent student who led the way by his conscious choice to selflessly put others first.
This example of a student’s service leadership – the concept that through helping others, we grow personally as a leader – speaks to the heart of our thinking of a Crescent education, an education which is both designed on campus but delivered for anywhere in the world.
The world our boys are growing up in and will lead in the future is shifting – fast. Today, students can no longer rely solely on the education they acquire in elementary, secondary and post-secondary classrooms to support their future careers. Instead, they need to quickly adjust to a rapidly changing economy and harness skills developed inside and outside traditional schooling to remain relevant. In short, students (and teachers) must be committed to their lifelong learning. This is why one of our central beliefs at Crescent is that our graduates need to be “adaptable, resourceful and creative in meeting the challenges of an increasingly complex world.”
Yet I also firmly believe that while the future will require different responses from our boys, it will also demand their timeless character. There is no doubt that rapid technological, medical, social, cultural and political developments will continue to transform existing jobs. However, the courage to live a life of moral character and lead with inner purpose is as important today as ever.
Our intentions for a Crescent education are captured in our emerging Strategic Academic Plan, which represents our strategy to advance Crescent's mission as a school and highlights our plan for our boys’ academic learning and wellbeing. With Crescent’s ethos (e.g. mission and values) and Portrait of a Graduate fully in place, we are well-poised to further develop our educational program and community of practice as a school. This type of evolution is something we have done throughout our 105-year history, and which we will keep doing to ensure our boys develop into the Men of Character the future requires.
Veritate Stamus et Crescimus.
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This example of a student’s service leadership – the concept that through helping others, we grow personally as a leader – speaks to the heart of our thinking of a Crescent education, an education which is both designed on campus but delivered for anywhere in the world.
The world our boys are growing up in and will lead in the future is shifting – fast. Today, students can no longer rely solely on the education they acquire in elementary, secondary and post-secondary classrooms to support their future careers. Instead, they need to quickly adjust to a rapidly changing economy and harness skills developed inside and outside traditional schooling to remain relevant. In short, students (and teachers) must be committed to their lifelong learning. This is why one of our central beliefs at Crescent is that our graduates need to be “adaptable, resourceful and creative in meeting the challenges of an increasingly complex world.”
Yet I also firmly believe that while the future will require different responses from our boys, it will also demand their timeless character. There is no doubt that rapid technological, medical, social, cultural and political developments will continue to transform existing jobs. However, the courage to live a life of moral character and lead with inner purpose is as important today as ever.
Our intentions for a Crescent education are captured in our emerging Strategic Academic Plan, which represents our strategy to advance Crescent's mission as a school and highlights our plan for our boys’ academic learning and wellbeing. With Crescent’s ethos (e.g. mission and values) and Portrait of a Graduate fully in place, we are well-poised to further develop our educational program and community of practice as a school. This type of evolution is something we have done throughout our 105-year history, and which we will keep doing to ensure our boys develop into the Men of Character the future requires.
Veritate Stamus et Crescimus.
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