Essential Skills for Present and Future Learners

Understanding that change is inevitable and fast-paced, we recognize that it is important to move beyond the traditional canon of content to concentrate on the cultivation of essential skills. These skills are carefully woven throughout the entire K–12 program with the goal that our students will become good stewards of the world.

• Explore, understand, and grapple with multiple perspectives across difference and practice effective listening and responsible cooperation. 

• Effectively express, receive, and engage with a range of ideas and information, develop the ability and confidence to advocate for oneself and others, and master multiple languages and forms of expression. 

• Construct knowledge and original solutions through the iterative process and experimentation, both independently and in partnership with others. 

• Study and experience global cultures and histories in order to understand, empathize, and constructively engage in our immediate and broader world.