When I founded Flying Birds Preschool in 2001, my intention was to provide a unique experience for students, staff, and parents. Generated from ideas and energy, Flying Birds has grown but never veered from our founding principles. Values are our foundation. We believe that providing an excellent academic experience without simultaneously building character is both myopic and hollow.
Flying Birds educates learners in ways far beyond academics. Relationships among our three main pillars (students, staff, and parents) are strong and interactive. Students interact with other age groups, are taught acceptance, respect, and, most importantly, ethics and honesty. Self-confidence and self-advocacy are continuously cultivated at every grade level.
Although Flying Birds has increased in numbers, our enrollment remains near our desired capacity. We intend to maintain our intimate and nurturing size; every student is significant. Our high expectations of Flying Birds students are no less than we place on our staff and ourselves.
Constructed on a foundation of transferable and core human values, rather than trends and materialism, Flying Birds School remains strong as we approach our fourteenth year. Our graduates are a testament to this strength as they promote our core values of integrity, academics, and community in every aspect of their adult lives.
Sincerely,
Chandima Goonatilaka
