Our Values
At The Country School, our values guide how we teach, how we learn, and how we show up for one another. For more than 75 years, we have honored diversity in all forms, race, culture, family, socioeconomic background, academic strengths, and lived experiences. Every TCS student belongs, every identity matters, and every learner is valued for what they bring to the table.
We believe that this diversity teaches our students, through work, play, and varying perspectives, how to collaborate, problem solve, and create stronger outcomes in the classroom.
These experiences prepare them to construct a richer, more compassionate, and more positive world.
Ruby Bridges Walk: A Tradition of Courage & Community
we believe:
Every TCS
student belongs
Every identity
matters
Differences strengthen
our community
Equity requires action,
not just intention
Inclusion and respect are daily practices, not slogans
These beliefs have shaped our classrooms, our community, and our commitment to preparing students for a world that needs compassion, listening, courage, and critical thinkers.
Living Our Values
At TCS, diversity is not one dimensional. It includes culture and heritage, socioeconomic differences, intellectual strengths, and the many experiences that shape a child’s story. We celebrate children for the learners they are, and through programs like MOVERS and TILE we ensure they have equitable access to the curriculum that supports both their needs and their strengths.
living these values means:
Naming and
challenging bias
when we see it
Creating classrooms where every child
feels safety and dignity
Building the courage to stand up for what is right, even when it is hard
Ensuring our curriculum reflects truth, justice, and representation
We strive to invest in this work daily because when students learn in a space that values
who they are and what they can become, they thrive, and so does the community around them.
How We Put Our Values Into Practice
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Representation that matters, in curriculum, leadership, and student life
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Equity in action, through programs like TILE and MOVERS that provide access, support, and affirm every learner
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Honest conversations, about identity, dignity, and respect at every age level
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Education that equips students to recognize and resist bias and injustice
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Ongoing growth, through training, reflection, and active listening
programs and experiences
From Preschool through 8th Grade, our values are reflected in the student experience:
Monthly Heritage
Celebrations
Diversity Club
(Middle School)
Ethnic Studies
(Grades 6-8)
BIPOC Book Carts
(PreK-5)
Diversity and Equity Fair, student led,
justice centered
research and storytelling
part of a larger network
We engage with organizations that support equity and inclusion in independent schools:
SoCal People of Color in Independent Schools (Founding Member)
Private School AXIS
The Independent
School Alliance
Private School Village (Founding Champions)
NAIS
CAIS
For Families
We provide parents and guardians with resources to continue important conversations about culture, justice, and global citizenship at home, because raising compassionate and thoughtful students is a shared responsibility.
For Faculty and Staff
Our educators meet regularly with the DEIB team to review curriculum through an inclusive, anti-bias lens, ensuring that lessons are accurate, representative, and connected to the real world.
At TCS, our values are not simply words on a website. They are the daily practice of seeing each child in full, who they are, what they bring, and the lived experiences that shape them, and of teaching, learning, and leading together.
