Progressives believe that the student and/or learner should be the focus, they also believe that teachers should serve as guides to help students achieve their objectives (philosophy of education). Keeping in mind the words of the mission statement, one can conclude that students are the center of the school as they need to be valued, kept engaged, challenged and inspired. As noted above, the school also shares some characteristics of essentialism. Although the mission statement can be considered “student-centered,” it can also be considered “teacher-centered.” Essentialists believe in giving all the power to teachers to teach their students to value their education, to keep them engaged, to challenge them, and teachers could be the ones to inspire their