The Educational Philosophy of PinOaks Secondary School refers to those important ideas that
inform the style of education that the school implements. It is a set of ideas that underlie the way
the school is and how it functions. For example: why is PinOaks an all Girls’ school?, why does it
not have boarding facilities?, why does it have only female teachers?, why do the students appear
to be so much at home in school and why are the parents required to play a very active role? The
answers to these and many more questions about the school lie in its educational philosophy.
Below is a summary of the different aspects of these ideas:

1. Parents as First Educators: Education understood as a project of a child’s improvement and
full development, is conceived as the prerogative of parents. The school plays a secondary and
collaborative role.
2. Personalized Education: Every person is unique, and has both strengths and weaknesses.
Good education must recognize this to meet the personal needs of the child.
3. Integral Education: The child’s education embraces every aspect of her personal development
– intellectual, physical, moral, social, etc.
4. Educating in Freedom and Responsibility: A person’s actions are only responsible, personally
enriching, and therefore truly educative if they are free. Those who educate must foster
authentic freedom.
5. The Teacher as an Educator: The teacher as a role model and true educator pays attention to
her own personal development, while striving to support her students in attaining an all-round
education.