IPP - 4 Inquiry Questions

What is the Individual Pathways Plan? Why is it so important?

The Individual Pathways Plan

Pathways Video Sketch.mp4

Focus on the 4 Inquiry Questions.

The framework for the Education and Career/Life Planning Program is a four-step inquiry process that encourages students to explore, assess and reassess their knowledge of self, opportunities, goals and plans by creating their own Individual Pathways Plan (IPP).

Click HERE for the IPP Reflection Tool.

About me: What are my interests? What do I value?

Interests: reading, drawing, video games, music, shopping, movies
Values: fairness, respect, integrity, family, friends, faith

What are my essential skills and work habits?

Skills: Writing, working with numbers, thinking and problem solving, speaking, computers
Work habits: responsible, take the initiative, collaborative, goal setting, work independently

How do I learn best?

Visual: by looking and seeing
Auditory: by hearing and listening
Kinesthetic: by moving and doing

Getting Involved!

How am I involved at School?
How am I involved in my Community?
How am I involved with my Parish?

Exploring Post-Secondary

My academic goals include...
Which post-secondary destination(s) will help me achieve my goals?

What other opportunities will help me to achieve my goals?

Are there opportunities that will allow me to practice the skills I need to be successful in the future?

I show that I am a discerning believer through...

I show that I am a reflective, creative and a holistic thinker when...

I illustrate that I am a collaborative contributor when...

I am a responsible citizen when...

I am an effective communicator when....

I am a self-directed, responsible, lifelong learner when...

I am a caring family member because....

What contribution is God calling me to make? What goals do I have for myself? What do I learn about myself when I set goals? How do my goals change as I get older? What kind of person do I want to become? How do I demonstrate my Catholic character?

Setting Goals....

Setting goals and having an "action plan" for yourself is an important step to making a successful transition to high school and to life beyond. A goal has a much better chance of being accomplished when it is a SMART goal.

S = Specific: What is it that you want to accomplish. Be specific.
M = Measurable: How will you know when you've accomplished your goal?
A = Attainable: Do you have the ability to make your goal a reality?
R = Realistic: The goal needs to be realistic for you and where you are - is it do-able?
T = Timely: How long will each step/the entire journey take?

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