It is these nine principles that form the living core of The Young Tycoons Academy of Tarlac:
- An Inclusive Approach to Community Development – providing a peaceful, welcoming, all-inclusive of abilities, culture, language, religions, mixed-age, child-directed environment.
- An Entrepreneur-in Residence – providing regular opportunities to children with local/global entrepreneurs to learn first-hand the different aspects of starting and running businesses.
- A Community-Nested, Shopfront, Neighborhood Setting – committed to the integration within the fabric of the community, and responsive to the needs of children.
- An Incubator School for Small-to-Medium Scale Enterprises (and Teacher Leadership Development) – serving as a setting dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship and financial literacy among children in the context of the modern education world.
- An Ecosystem of Connectedness and Interdependence – blurring the boundaries of home-schooling and institutional schooling by placing high priority on parent education, parent connection/inter-connection and giving parents and integral role in the classroom.
- A Network Spirit of Kindness, Respect and Collaboration – reflecting a spirit of kindness, respect and collaboration to all stakeholders, rooted in a practice of mindfulness and generosity by all stakeholders.
- A Commitment to Teaching and Learning with Character and Integrity – providing an educational environment where there is an emphasis on integrity.
- An Emphasis on Meaningful and Experiential Learning through Arts and Literature – bringing richness to the learning environment by giving the children opportunities to observe and interact with adults doing day-to-day creative work.
- An Attention to Nature – emphasizing the non-separation between nature and human nature through a unique living-classroom design and extensive time in nature.
