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Our vision at Highlands is to create a learning community where every child is at the heart of all that we do and say. We value the individuality of each pupil, acknowledge the worth of all that they bring with them and its impact on the life of the whole school. We understand that nurturing children's personal, social and emotional development has a positive impact on learning. We strive to do the best we can in everything that we do, and we believe that working in close partnership with parents and families will enable our children to achieve their full potential, both academically and as global citizens. We are incredibly proud of the achievements of all of our children at Highlands and the progress that they make academically, socially, and morally. At Highlands, we are proud to nurture and develop the children as lifelong learners. We look forward to seeing their future achievements as they move onto secondary education and beyond, where we know their successes will continue. Our learning environment, which is safe, welcoming, and stimulating, promotes our vision of children's development into independent, lifelong learners with the skills to succeed in the future - persistence, resilience, effort, positivity, and self-awareness. An inclusive school, celebrating diversity and promoting respect for one another, we ensure that each child is valued and has a sense of belonging. We are a Rights Respecting School, putting the UN Convention on the rights of the child at the heart of our planning, policies, practice, and ethos, to enable children to develop as global citizens. We firmly believe that the UNCRC reflects the beliefs of our school community. At Highlands, we have developed an exciting, creative, and immersive curriculum, giving pupils a meaningful and engaging learning experience. All our teachers work together to develop their planning, and weave all curriculum learning around outstanding core texts to provide learning that is exciting, memorable, inspirational, and dynamic. View full school

The University of the Highlands and Islands is the United Kingdom's leading integrated university encompassing further and higher education. We are not a traditional university. We are different. We are part of a new breed of tertiary institutions, the only one in Scotland and only a few in Europe. Based in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, our distinctive partnership of 13 independent colleges and research institutions is locally based and rooted in communities and national and international reach, as part of a regional university structure. Our reputation is built on our innovative approach to learning and our distinctive research and curriculum, enriched by the people, natural environment, economy, culture, and heritage of the Highlands and Islands and its communities. We have 40,000 students at the heart of our university partnership, and their success measures us. Our curriculum portfolio across both further and higher education is designed to meet current and future local and regional needs and to attract other students to the Highlands and Islands to study. Honorary awards are conferred upon individuals in recognition of their outstanding achievement in their field for their contribution to the life of the Highlands and Islands or society at large or their service to our university. The Honorary Awards Committee is delegated powers by the University Court to invite recommendations and determine recipients for the award of any of Fellowship of the University of the Highlands and Islands, Master of the University, and recommend recipients Chancellor's Medal. The principal and vice-chancellor, secretary, and associated staff are responsible for the overall operations of the University of the Highlands and Islands as well as relationships with our partner colleges and research institutions throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The University Archive actively preserves records that evidence the history, development, and activities of the University of the Highlands and Islands. It also acquires, makes available, and preserves collections that support academic research and teaching activities conducted at the university and collections documenting the lives and work of people and groups associated with the university. The University Archive accepts gifts and bequests in different formats from members of the public and the university community related to its areas of research, activity, and geographical extent, in line with the Collections Policy. The university prefers to receive items/collections as a gift. Donors will be asked to complete a Deposit Agreement Form specifying the terms and conditions of donation and must present evidence of ownership and authority to deposit. Please contact the University Archivist and Records Manager if you would like to donate items, collections, or make a bequest to the university. The University Archivist and Records Manager will appraise all gifts and donations before accepting them into the University Archives. Every effort will be made to avoid conflict and duplication with other public archive services' collecting policies. View full university

Welcome to Southern Highlands Christian School for over thirty years. Southern Highlands Christian School’s core commitment to growing Knowledge, Character, Service, and Leadership has laid a firm foundation for many young men and women. Our dedicated Christian staff, who value each student as a unique individual, seek to foster these critical aspects of education in all our students from Prep to Year 12. At SHCS, our vision is to provide a curriculum of academic excellence while building a partnership with parents to grow, develop, and equip our students for their place in the world. We desire that all our families feel valued, and we seek to build a great sense of community and ownership with them. SHCS is committed to offering a high quality, Christ-centered, Bible-based education, providing the students with life-long values, friendship, and opportunities. Our vision at Southern Highlands Christian School is for students to embrace the potential God has gifted them to make a difference in the world. Therefore, children need to be empowered in their learning, equipped as creative thinkers and problem solvers, work as part of a team, and be encouraged towards high levels of achievement. Success stretches beyond wealth or position in society, and our prayer is that our students will exude truth, justice, mercy, compassion, and grace to the very character of Jesus. The education offered at Southern Highlands Christian School is based on these foundational values. For over thirty years, SHCS has been providing quality Christian education in the Southern Highlands. Our core commitment to growing Knowledge, Character, Service, and Leadership has laid a firm foundation for many young men and women throughout that time. Our dedicated Christian staff seeks to foster these critical aspects of education in all our students from Prep to Year 12. At SHCS, we provide a curriculum of academic excellence while building a partnership with parents to grow, develop, and equip our students for their place in the world. At SHCS, we are committed to developing the whole child, mentally, spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Part of this commitment is to help them achieve an outward focus. Our school has developed a strong history of overseas mission trips to countries such as Fiji, the Soloman Islands, and Vanuatu and trips within Australia to Bourke and Darwin. We want to challenge all students to respond to Christ and share His love and the offer of salvation that He freely makes. Without a doubt, mission trips are the highlight for many students, and they see the unique opportunity provided to them in serving others. View full school

The University of the Highlands and Islands is the United Kingdom's leading integrated university encompassing further and higher education. We are not a traditional university. We are different. We are part of a new breed of tertiary institutions, the only one in Scotland and only a few in Europe. Based in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, our distinctive partnership of 13 independent colleges and research institutions is locally based and rooted in communities and national and international reach, as part of a regional university structure. Our reputation is built on our innovative approach to learning and our distinctive research and curriculum, enriched by the people, natural environment, economy, culture, and heritage of the Highlands and Islands and its communities. We have 40,000 students at the heart of our university partnership, and their success measures us. Our curriculum portfolio across both further and higher education is designed to meet current and future local and regional needs and to attract other students to the Highlands and Islands to study. Honorary awards are conferred upon individuals in recognition of their outstanding achievement in their field for their contribution to the life of the Highlands and Islands or society at large or their service to our university. The Honorary Awards Committee is delegated powers by the University Court to invite recommendations and determine recipients for the award of any of Fellowship of the University of the Highlands and Islands, Master of the University, and recommend recipients Chancellor's Medal. The principal and vice-chancellor, secretary, and associated staff are responsible for the overall operations of the University of the Highlands and Islands as well as relationships with our partner colleges and research institutions throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The University Archive actively preserves records that evidence the history, development, and activities of the University of the Highlands and Islands. It also acquires, makes available, and preserves collections that support academic research and teaching activities conducted at the university and collections documenting the lives and work of people and groups associated with the university. The University Archive accepts gifts and bequests in different formats from members of the public and the university community related to its areas of research, activity, and geographical extent, in line with the Collections Policy. The university prefers to receive items/collections as a gift. Donors will be asked to complete a Deposit Agreement Form specifying the terms and conditions of donation and must present evidence of ownership and authority to deposit. Please contact the University Archivist and Records Manager if you would like to donate items, collections, or make a bequest to the university. The University Archivist and Records Manager will appraise all gifts and donations before accepting them into the University Archives. Every effort will be made to avoid conflict and duplication with other public archive services' collecting policies. View full university

New Mexico Highlands University is a public, state-run institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, with centers in Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Farmington, and Roswell, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees. New Mexico Highlands University is a comprehensive public university serving our local and global communities. Our mission is to provide undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to attain an exceptional education by fostering creativity, critical thinking, and research in the liberal arts, sciences, and professions within a diverse community. Our vision is to be a premier comprehensive university transforming lives and communities now and for generations to come. We commit to establishing and strengthening systems, structures, and programs to enhance students’ holistic well-being and success at all levels of study (including life-long learning) through the delivery of High-Impact Practices such as research and creative opportunities, increased student engagement, and service-learning. View full university

The southern highlands association for Steiner education (shase) was formed to cultivate, nourish, and promote Steiner education in the southern highlands. The Association is established for the object of operating a Rudolf Steiner co-educational Primary school for children, irrespective of their social, religious, or cultural background, which: provides a living, inspired learning environment, which strives to foster the qualities of goodness, beauty, and truth through the research and implementation of the principles in the educational approach of Rudolf Steiner develops progressive social and cultural forms through nourishing the physical, soul, and spiritual aspects of the community life of the school strives for a respectful, safe, and loving environment between all who work and learn at the school. As one of over 1000 Steiner/Waldorf schools throughout the world, Aurora is a small school offering a big-hearted education full of nourishment for the whole child. Our approach, inspired by the indications of Dr. Rudolf Steiner, actively engages the senses with real-life experience, learning through the head, heart, and hands. We are a school that upholds respect and reverence for the natural world. We celebrate the Australian seasons, grow food in our garden, and explore our local area's beauty. We are a school of spirit, welcoming families into our community with open arms and open hearts. We value kindness and compassion, and we seek to create an environment that fosters healthy social relationships. An education at Aurora builds a strong academic foundation. We provide a rich, engaging environment where students learn concepts and skills at a developmentally appropriate time. The attributes of curiosity, creativity, and capacity are nurtured, ensuring our children are equipped for today's world as morally responsible global citizens. Aurora offers an integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum for Primary school. Our academically rigorous curriculum is integrated with creative arts and personal development. This means academic subjects are presented imaginatively to engage the students' whole-hearted participation: physically, cognitively, and emotionally. Each lesson incorporates movement, supported by music, poetry, visual arts, traditional writing, reading, and mathematics skills. Your child will learn literacy, mathematics, music, speech and drama, languages, physical education, visual arts, eurythmy, artisan handicraft, and social and emotional skills in any week. The class teacher is a trained Steiner teacher as well as a State qualified teacher. A deep and caring relationship and understanding are fostered between the child, the teacher, and the class as a whole. The teacher brings each part of the curriculum at the right stage in the children's development to meet and satisfy their inner needs. The teacher's task is to bring the child all the subjects in a living way, involving the whole child in the learning process. The educational aim is to stimulate students' curiosity, imagination, and interest in the world to foster a balanced feeling for life, to develop a sense of morality, service, and strength of will. This encourages each child to grow in confidence, imagination, and initiative. Each day begins with the Main Lesson, a two-hour period when a core subject is taught, experienced, and worked with for a block of time, usually three to four weeks. Our Kindergarten lays the foundations for learning and life. In an atmosphere of love and warmth, children are encouraged to learn through a sense of wonder, imagination, and exploration. The Kindergarten day is purposefully based around a natural rhythm, including free play, structured activities such as arts, crafts, food preparation, ring-time and story-time, and outside time to climb, run, and experience the changing season's elements. With its kitchen garden and space to run and climb in our country campus, your child's school day is filled with play and adventure. Children engage in real-life experiences, learning through active involvement. They climb trees, go for bushwalks, bake bread, grow and cook vegetables, play instruments, dance, make crafts, organize festivals – all as part of their day's learning. Aurora caters to Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten aged children in a combined class. This 'family' group of mixed age allows older children to care for and lead the younger children and allows them to engage socially with older children and learn with them. View full school