Even though UMA is a secular school, we hire staff and accept families from an eclectic community of ethnic backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths. It is our role to adhere to the curriculum focused on academic content. However, as a part of a well rounded education and learning about their classmates, topic based lessons will include background knowledge on a variety of religions as they become appropriate throughout the year. We will leave substantive religious teachings to each families and their respective religious institution.