Student achievement is defined across three dimensions:

STUDENTS

Work to become effective learners: develop the mindsets and skills for success in college, career, and life (e.g., initiative, responsibility, perseverance, collaboration)

Work to become ethical people: treat others well and stand up for what is right (e.g., empathy, integrity, respect, compassion)

Contribute to a better world: put their learning to use to improve communities (e.g., citizenship, service)

TEACHERS and LEADERS

Elevate student voice and leadership in classrooms and across the school

Make habits of scholarship visible across the school and in daily instruction

Model a school-wide culture of respect and compassion

Prioritize social and emotional learning, along with academic learning, across the school

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STUDENTS

Demonstrate proficiency and deeper understanding: show mastery in a body of knowledge and skills within each discipline

Apply their learning: transfer knowledge and skills to novel, meaningful tasks

Think critically: analyze, evaluate, and synthesize complex ideas and consider multiple perspectives

Communicate clearly: write, speak, and present ideas effectively in a variety of media within and across disciplines

TEACHERS and LEADERS

Ensure that the curriculum, instruction and assessments are rigorous, meaningful and aligned with standards

Use assessment practises that position students as leaders of their own learning

Use meaningful data for both teachers and students to track progress towards goals

Engage all students in daily lessons that require critical thinking about complex, worthy ideas, texts and problems

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STUDENTS

Create complex work: demonstrate higher-order thinking, multiple perspectives and transfer of understanding

Demonstrate craftsmanship: create work that is accurate and beautiful in conception and execution

Create authentic work: demonstrate original thinking and voice, connect to real-world issues and formats, and when possible, create work that is meaningful to the community beyond the school

TEACHERS and LEADERS

Design tasks that ask students to apply, analyse, evaluate and create as part of their work

Use models of excellence, critique, and multiple drafts to support all students to produce work of exceptional quality

Connect students to the world beyond school through meaningful fieldwork, expert collaborators, research, and service learning

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