For some time I have wondered about the core values that are needed in an educational institution, or for that matter in any institution and the three that come to mind are Beauty, Truth and Justice. In Northern Sotho they would be Botse, Therešo and Thoka. In some way they are covered by the concept of "Botho" (or Ubuntu in the Nguni languages) which is roughly translated as a person's humanity to fellow people. The typical idiom that encapsulates this is "motho ke motho ka batho" or in English - a person is a person because of other people.
This note on the web covers these values quite well and it can be seen that the ideas of striving for beauty, truth and the pursuit of excellence extends back into antiquity. I think these days justice is just as important given the iniquitous inequalities that exist in the world when access to wealth, basic services and education is considered.
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/hutchison/040112
Also the following link describes Plato's theory of forms
http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/platform.htm
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