About the Artemis Options Society
 
Our Mission To provide:   *  a holistic, compassionate and nurturing community where girls can enjoy success, develop resiliency, and get help with social/emotional issues while continuing with their schooling    * a child care centre that gives a nurturing start to the infants and toddlers of young moms, models care-giving skills and supports each mom in her parenting Our Philosophy As a community we believe: * in the dignity and worth of all individuals; * that all individuals have the capacity to learn; * that learning is a personal, life-long process; * that all individuals learn at different rates and in different ways and that the developmental process of each individual must be fostered and respected; * that individual needs must be responded to with nurturing, caring and flexibility; * in supporting others to recognize and discover their potential; * in supporting ourselves to recognize and discover our potential; * that listening to understand and speaking to be understood is important for the development of self-esteem and assertiveness; * that a win-win approach to conflict is a positive force for personal growth and social change; * in the value of differences and see them as strengths; * that change and growth is a natural, gradual step-by-step process that cannot be hurried.