Compassion
Stretch to understand and feel the suffering of others

• Dare to be in situations which expand ones experience
• Notice resistance to empathizing with perspectives of others
• Develop capacity of listening and dialogue
• Wrestle with responses to whatever seems overwhelming
• Practice gentleness with oneself and others

Excellence
Execute to high standards

• Assume the great promise of every life
• Define high expectations and hold to standards
• Continuously evaluate results against goals
• Dare to face the brutal facts
• Tune into the varied faces of excellence

Nurturing
Foster growth through labor and care

• Engage all learners best energies
• Evaluate current development
• Identify and remove blocks to growth
• Fertilize with a readily absorbable materials
• Celebrate each unique life

Trustworthiness
Reliably tend reputation for integrity

• Work to match word and deed
• Offer trust to others
• Deliver what is promised
• Say what needs to be said
• Foster trust by consistent, positive behavior

Bayanihan (Filipino word meaning shared community effort)
Act in community to accomplish a hard task

• See own efforts as part of larger community effort
• Partner to accomplish more
• Clearly identify common goal
• Tend relationships
• Contribute fair share