THE ORGANIZATION IS A MONTESSORI-INSPIRED, NON-PROFIT INDEPENDENT, CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL SERVING CLOSE TO 300 CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE FOUNDED IN 1977 BY A VISIONARY GROUP OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS, THE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO BE SELF-RELIANT THINKERS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS, INSPIRE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, NURTURE STUDENTS' NATURAL LOVE OF LEARNING, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE TO EACH OTHER, THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. THE SCHOOL IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMPRISED OF PARENTS, FACULTY, ALUMNI, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.