7Cs: Deep Learning Competencies

Six global deep learning competencies define what it means to be a deep learner. Learning progressions for each of the six competencies add precision to our teaching and learning by specifying what dimensions of learning each competency encompasses. They are used to design and assess learning and to measure growth in the competency. The 6Cs are incredibly rich and transferable skills that students need to succeed in our rapidly changing world.  When our students fully engage with the 6Cs, everyone has a deeper opportunity to engage in learning through collaborative inquiry. Everyone involved can bring their experience and their own knowledge for rich and diverse learning opportunities. 

At Ōtaki College, we have also added a 7th C: Culture. By this, we mean our ŌC ROAR values, and Ngā Mātāpono o Te Kawa o te Ako - a Māori cultural perspective providing guiding principles and a framework that underpin everything we do at ŌC.