We choose love to guide our work as educators, colleagues, and community members. When a scholar, team member, or family member walks into our building, we actively work to build relationships so we can partner to meet our shared goals. We constantly reinforce our PEAK values with both our scholars and our team through school rituals and traditions, as well as spotlighting those who model these values. For both scholars and staff, we celebrate the diversity of our community and explore together topics of identity, power, bias, race, and culture.

We hold high expectations to ensure all of our scholars graduate prepared to succeed in middle school, college, and life. Our scholars will be compassionate, curious, creative, and critical thinkers when they have a rich foundation in core content, learn to attack unfamiliar challenging problems, and receive regular, clear feedback.

We know that the most important in-school determinant of a child's success is their teacher and the adults that support their learning. We also believe that high-performing schools can - and should - be places where educators bring their whole selves to work and can establish long-term sustainable careers.

Too many students in Colorado are still not receiving the best possible education. Partnered with our staff, families, supporters, and other community members, our powerful community is our greatest lever for systems of change. Our families are among the best advocates for change, and we know that when families are lifelong advocates for their children, our scholars will be more successful long-term.