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辦學理念 :
．	「人本教育」：深信人人皆有學習動機和興趣，教師的任務是提供一個安全無懼、充滿誘因的環境，設法保守孩子的興趣，並從旁給予鼓勵與引導。
．	學生是學習的主體，老師是學習的促進者。
．	尊重孩子的差異與特質。
．	培養學生「自主學習」能力，肯定他們具備選擇權與能力，也逐漸讓學生學會承擔選擇付出的代價，從而成長為負責任的公民。
．	包容、開放、照顧個別差異的學習環境，有利孩子「樂於學習」。
．	深信小就是美，實踐小校小班教學，師生人數維持在100人左右，致力營造家庭式的氣氛，建立民主自主、自然多元的校園生活。
．	給孩子更多嘗試、面對問題、商議、表達、活動的機會與空間，故能有效發展孩子創意、解難、協作、批判思考、體藝等共通能力，造就活潑機靈、多才多藝、善感悅學的新一代。

．	The GAIA School is a primary school which adopts a nature-affective approach to education. The mission of GAIA School is to serve as a model to demonstrate that nature loving curriculum can foster healthy and positive personality growth in children.
．	Starting in October 2007, GAIA School is implementing an educational approach proven to be successful in US, UK and Taiwan in Hong Kong through a team of dedicated professional educationists who are devoted lovers of the environment.
．	While GAIA School aims to be run as a small school, it believes that its success will serve to influence the teaching approach in mainstream primary schools.

核心價值 :
．	自然為師 - 向自然學習、在自然裏學習、學習保育自然；
．	以人為本 - 重視人的價值、人的獨特性、人的發展；
．	自主學習 - 培養自覺學習的態度、主動學習的能力；
．	健全人格陶養 - 健康整全的生命狀態的養成；
．	生活與學習合一 - 生活充滿樂趣和意義，經驗生活的細節即是學習。

教與學的信念 :
教與學是學校時時刻刻發生的事情，包括在學校與家庭不同場景之間的互動都是學習，體現生活與學習合一
．	以身作則，教師以悅學的氣質感染學生；
．	我們深信自然及人文環境的影響十分重要；
．	教師須運用多樣化的教學策略，幫助學生有效學習；
．	因材施教，照顧學生的學習差異；
．	教師對學生用正向回饋。
Principles of Teaching and Learning :
．	Both teaching and learning are continually recurring processes in school. All interactions in school, including those under circumstances different from home, involve learning. Learning and experiencing life are one.
．	A teacher with zeal for learning is an influential model to pupils.
．	The impact of natural and human environment on a child’s development is not to be overlooked.
．	Diverse teaching strategies are to be employed to facilitate effective learning.
．	Individual differences in learning are to be catered for.
．	Positivism is to be applied by teachers when giving feedback to pupils.

自然．人本．自主