Some have even sponsored a child's education from kindergarten to 8th grade and are now starting over again sponsoring a different child. Some have partnered with as many as ten children at once. Cornerstone seeks to nurture a culture of responsibility and ownership. Everybody must pay something. Between the partnership program and its tuition policy, Cornerstone aims to teach its parents, partners, and students alike that the greatest gift in life is to give of one's self to help another.
Urban settings have low expectations, dilapidated buildings, and deflated children.
Cornerstone can help make them a reality. Sanders and the whole Cornerstone family have brought together hundreds of business, industry, and community leaders who have a vested interest in making sure the children at Cornerstone succeed. The Cornerstone approach demonstrates to members of local communities that they are the real shareholders in the future of these school children. Their partnerships with the students raise the standard of achievement to a higher level. Cornerstone was designed from the beginning to be a prototype of educational excellence.