Harding Academy | Mission & Vision

Community Code

Setting expectations and parameters and having a common language for expected behavior is crucial to any school community. At Harding Academy, these expectations are spelled out in the seven tenets of our Community Code:

As a member of the Harding Academy community, I will:

Be Kind: I will be caring, helpful, and thoughtful in my words and actions.
Be Honest: I will be trustworthy, and I will face my mistakes and learn from them.
Be Respectful: I will treat myself and others with consideration and fairness.
Be Open: I will be open to change, differences, new ideas, experiences, and people.
Be Dependable: I will be responsible, and I will be accountable to my community and myself.
Be a Learner: I will be a curious, creative, and resourceful lifelong learner.
Be My Best: I will work to be my best and to bring out the best in others.

Inspiring the Mind, Nurturing the Spirit

Our Mission

To educate and inspire young people to become thoughtful, creative, lifelong learners and self-disciplined, responsible, caring citizens.

Our Vision

Within an inclusive and diverse community of engaged partners, Harding Academy will set the standard for premier PreK-8 independent schools as we inspire our students’ intellectual development, embrace their balanced, personal growth, and develop well-prepared leaders and positive contributors to our 21st-century society.