FROM THE HEADMASTER
We understand that “flourishing” is a lifelong pursuit, not an easily achieved, packaged product that can be delivered in a few school years. Nothing of lasting value is so facile. That’s why at Ridley we refer to the legacy of a Ridley education. Here, students prepare a foundation upon which they will build extraordinary lives: lives with the power to transform our globe. When prospective students and families visit us, we ask them to consider this question: Can a school change who you are, who you will become and where you will go in life? We believe Ridley can. Ridley provides the foundation upon which students build “flourishing lives that transform our globe”. In the classroom, on the sports field, in the Houses of Ridley, and beyond the gates — flourishing is what we do and what we have always done. Now, our challenge is to do so more intentionally and in all aspects of the Ridley experience. Our challenge is to equip young Ridleians with the foundation — the skills, habits and experiences to flourish and contribute to the flourishing of others. The years between now and 2020 will be both daring and innovative for Ridley. We are set to live out our mission through one of our most ambitious strategic plans. Indeed, as we proclaim our plan for the future we have already begun. We have the great privilege at Ridley to inspire flourishing lives and through them to transform our globe. We invite you to join us on this ambitious journey.
J. Edward Kidd Headmaster
MISSION What We Do
VISION Why We Do What We Do
We prepare meaningful and flourishing lives by
We inspire flourishing lives to transform our globe.
teaching the habits of mind, body, and spirit,
MOTTO
and the values needed to lead in a global society.
Terar Dum Prosim: “May I be consumed in service”