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Statement of Educational Philosophy Gustavo D. Suárez

“To ride, shoot straight and speak the truth.”

It is said that the Persian princes were taken to the farthest regions of the kingdom. And there they were instructed in three things: horseback riding, shooting with a bow and arrow, and speaking only the truth.

I believe this metaphor illustrates what I consider the main areas a complete education must develop:

- To ride: Control over our body. The development of a physical education as well as caring for our health, nutrition, etc.

- To shoot straight: Acquiring a practical intelligence. The use of technology and being skillful in solving all types of practical problems.

- To speak the truth: cultivating our intelligence, the capacity to understand the world that surrounds us and having a clear perception of it.

To educate is to establish a relationship, to care for our students and their progress. As a consequence, we grow too. I believe that educating consists in helping someone increase the level of perfection of his capabilities not by giving information but by offering a variety of experiences from which to learn.

Finally, education is the best way of transforming society, a way of helping others understand reality and face world with all its challenges; it means trying to help people be better, think creatively and act freely.