Our Ethos
FCS is not an ordinary school. While I say this without any qualification, I have to admit that I usually feel most uncomfortable when people remark, “Oh, you’re an alternative school, aren’t you?” Having had a child here for some time, most FCS parents become aware that many people outside the school population are experts on the subject of alternative schools generally - and FCS in particular - and all this, usually, without having spent a moment here!
But FCS is not an ordinary school. It is very important that we reflect on what students receive here that they would not get elsewhere. What is it that actually makes FCS different? How can we be proud to say that we are a genuine alternative to what is normally offered? For all of us, lest we forget, it's a good thing, from time to time, to reaffirm our values out loud, especially since they are not the values of the majority. This helps us keep them a reality.
What is the FCS ethos? There are two fundamental tenets:
-We take responsibility for our input into the social, emotional and ethical dimensions of child development.
-We believe that the unique, deliberately constructed lifestyle of FCS enables us to support development on this broad front.
