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Mission, Vision and Values

Our Mission

KES inspires academic, athletic and artistic excellence with a commitment to the traditional community ideals of gentleness and learning, dignity and respect, so that students may discover and cultivate their unique potential, prepare for post-secondary education and develop a life-long enthusiasm for the spiritual and intellectual growth necessary to flourish in the contemporary world.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be known as a centre of excellence and leadership in education. 

Our Values

The Campus Living program at KES teaches and supports students not only in the classroom, but in all aspects of their lives, focusing specifically on the following values:

List of 8 items.

  • A Stimulating Environment

    The School offers a healthy environment for learning with clearly defined authority, rules and order as a framework for emerging self-discipline. 
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  • Nurturing The Mind

    The School encourages a spirit of intellectual exploration in all academic areas and of open-minded questioning in all areas of a student's personal growth and development. 
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  • A Faculty For Excellence

    The School recruits teachers who are caring, secure and respectful human beings; such teachers demonstrate a real concern for the emotional, social and physical development of each individual.
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  • Freedom To Teach

    The School values academic freedom and entrusts teachers with the responsibility for curriculum development within established guidelines. It encourages individual approaches to teaching and promotes innovation in the classroom.
  • Spiritual Life

    The School recognizes the spiritual element of life, encouraging each student to strengthen his/her whole self by developing the emotional, moral and spiritual aspects of life in concert with the intellectual and physical. At the same time, the School respects the rich diversity of religious backgrounds within our student community.
  • A Balanced Life

    The School expects both teachers and students to be committed fully to the co-curricular life of the School. Students will thus capitalize on the many opportunities available out of class to develop into well-rounded individuals with lifelong habits of physical fitness, an appreciation of the arts, and such personal qualities as commitment to community service.
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  • Healthy Competition

    The School promotes healthy and honest competition while at the same time encouraging students to balance the need to compete with the need to work cooperatively with others. We also recognize that individuals should be encouraged to develop their full potential at their own pace, and, within the bounds of cooperative living, in their own way.
  • Mutual Respect

    The foundation of both self-worth and effective cooperation is mutual respect. The School expects that all members of the KES community show respect for others. All teachers, students and support staff are entitled to that respect.
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King’s-Edgehill School is located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People.