Mission and Motto
Our Mission
Taft educates the whole person to strive for wisdom, find joy in purpose, nurture relationships, build resilience, practice humility, pursue sustainable excellence, and live with honor.
Our Motto
Mr. Taft, himself, crafted the school’s motto—words that continue to shape school life more than 125 years later.
Taft wrote, "A great advantage of boarding school is that it gives opportunities for students to get out of themselves. They must work for others." That principle, coupled with his belief that character, above all else, determines success in life, forms the foundation of our enduring school motto:
Non ut sibi ministretur sed ut ministret;
Not to be served but to serve.