| In reaffirming the vision and the mission of our Founder,
Bishop William F Oldham, we also draw upon past strengths and traditions.
The very useful reports on "Towards Excellence in Schools"
and "Proposal for an Independent ACS" have been the twin
pillars of our philosophy.
This can be summed up in the following:
To create conditions for students to embody excellence.
To establish an environment for spiritual, intellectual and physical
growth;
To prepare pupils to meet the challenge of rapid change in society.
As helps, we have used our initials to emphasize the "Academic",
"Character" and "Service" asiprations of school
life. Others include "an Officer and Gentleman", "The
Scholar-Soldier-Citizen" for all and "The Scholar-Officer-Statesman"
for others. This is also in keeping with recent challenges like
the need to produce leaders for both "Country and Church"
and the embarking upon a "Programme for Pre-eminenece".
We have been inspired by the words in the report for the independent
school which states "The Wisdom that is being brought to bear
on our mission is the belief in an eternal Almighty God who created
and cares for the world and its people. We believe that the best
Foundation for a fruitful and satisfying life in society is a right
relationship that is exemplified by the life, atoning death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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