What Makes for A Successful School, by James P. Heus, Head of Ridgefield Academy Good schools challenge their students by keeping them productively engaged in rigorous study.
Good schools keep their students involved in school life beyond the classroom.
Good schools strike a wise balance between the encouragement of individual liberty with personal accountability, and with strong attention to community responsibility. Good schools know the difference between a big idea and a fad. Good schools create and sustain a community of shared values. Good schools are characterized by high energy, deep passion, and lots of good, clean fun. A good school is a happy school.