W e believe in embodying the School's mission to inculcate children with the same values, sensibilities, practices, and attitudes that define us as life-long learners. W e believe in the power of learning and teaching and in the importance of knowledge and academic excellence.
W e believe in modeling high character, honesty, integrity, and respect.
W e believe in collaborating as colleagues and in exercising our individual and collective responsibility to create a school characterized by inclusiveness, healthy challenge, and goodness. W e believe in exemplifying perspective and balance, compassion, commitment, optimism, patience, reflection, flexibility, good humor, inquisitiveness, and openness to new ideas and possibilities. B ancroft expects all members of its community to appreciate the importance of being responsible. The School also wants everyone to develop the habits and strength to act this way in everyday life.