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Goals of Strategic Significance
Attention to NOLS’ mission and core values—wilderness, education, safety, community, excellence, and leadership—has made the school a leader in wilderness skills, wilderness medicine, and experiential and leadership education. Continuing improvement, excellence, and leadership in these areas is a central commitment of this plan. We will refine our best practices and focus on outstanding execution. We will remain humble, avoid complacency, and welcome the responsibility of the leadership position that we have attained as an educator.
We will also accept the risks and costs of significantly increasing our attention to the following five initiatives. We shall pursue them with passion and in a manner that is consistent with our mission, values, and the long-term strength of the school. We recognize that they will often be interrelated and cross many operational boundaries within the school. As circumstances require, we may redefine them. They were selected from a broader list—strategic planning must, in part, involve deciding what not to prioritize. These goals were broadly endorsed by our community in the development of this plan; are consistent with NOLS’ mission and values; and will broaden, strengthen, and deepen the school.
- Staff Excellence
- Diversity
- Evidence-Based Curriculum Development
- Environmental Stewardship
- Philanthropic Support
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