Develop the self

• Embolden individual character and how you want to show up in the world

• Internalize for the rest of their academic careers that they are in the driver's seat of their education and that they will get out of it what they put into it, so they should take ownership.

• How to be healthy and happy people - taking care of their mind and body - physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally

  • Meditation

  • Being conscious of their thoughts

  • Yoga

  • Nutritional eating

  • Exercise

• Explore the role art plays in nurturing self-development and critical thinking.

• Read, write, listen, speak, and think in a variety (for themselves or for an assignment) of contexts and for a variety of purposes.

Cultivate critical postures

• The world has infinite opportunities to learn and grow.

• Learning assumes risk.

• Learning often requires deep concentration.

• Human relationships drive learning.

• Ownership of experience empowers.

Build and engage in community

• Engage the immediate environment in the learning process.

• Build a productive, self-sustaining community around learning and exploration.

• How to be a force for good in the world - hone skills to use as social justice activists

• Rights and responsibilities as a global citizen

Meet external expectations

• Read, write, listen, speak, and think in a variety (for themselves or for an assignment) of context and for a variety of purposes.

• Use media (video, audio, pictures, text) to demonstrate learning.

• Build requisite skills and acquire knowledge foundation to progress to the next grade level.

• Learn when and how to meet external expectations.