Four students attend the RYLA
(Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) in Canada! Pretty big deal! |
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TEE SHIRT CLASS
SHOWS THEIR STUFF Mini Exhibitions September 28, 2018 |
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Henderson Bay Big Picture Learning Goals and Competencies
At Henderson Bay, a Big Picture school, we believe that high school graduates must know how to reason, problem-solve, and be active members of the community. At Big Picture Learning schools, there is no canon of information that all students must know. In a world where available information is growing exponentially, we believe that the most important thing a student needs to know is how to learn. Integral to the Big Picture Learning design are five Learning Goals, a framework for looking at concepts, skills, and abilities and a guide for creating personalized curriculum.
The Five Learning Goals are:
Big Picture holds very high standards for our students. We have designed our educational program from the end-goal backwards – meaning, we have a clear vision of the skills, knowledge, and personal qualities that will help lead our graduates to success and fulfillment. However, we also know that to truly educate one student at a time, our goals for student learning must be flexible enough to accommodate the diversity of student needs and personal aspirations. Our assessment system is based around two sets of goals – the five school-wide Learning Goals and each student’s own personal goals. Woven throughout all of the goals is the belief that learning should be authentic and meaningful, as well as a commitment that each student should become a life-long learner.
The five Learning Goals are tools for problem solving and offer a framework for looking at the real-world knowledge and abilities necessary to being a successful, well-rounded person. They are not content-oriented curricula, nor are they completely distinct categories. Each goal focuses on an aspect of reasoning or community behavior. Students’ learning and project work will often incorporate many overlapping elements of the Learning Goals. Associated with the Learning Goals on the following pages are clusters of competencies aligned to Idaho Core Standards and the admissions expectations of colleges and post-secondary programs in Idaho and beyond.
At Henderson Bay, a Big Picture school, we believe that high school graduates must know how to reason, problem-solve, and be active members of the community. At Big Picture Learning schools, there is no canon of information that all students must know. In a world where available information is growing exponentially, we believe that the most important thing a student needs to know is how to learn. Integral to the Big Picture Learning design are five Learning Goals, a framework for looking at concepts, skills, and abilities and a guide for creating personalized curriculum.
The Five Learning Goals are:
- Personal Qualities
- Communication
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Empirical Reasoning
- Social Reasoning
Big Picture holds very high standards for our students. We have designed our educational program from the end-goal backwards – meaning, we have a clear vision of the skills, knowledge, and personal qualities that will help lead our graduates to success and fulfillment. However, we also know that to truly educate one student at a time, our goals for student learning must be flexible enough to accommodate the diversity of student needs and personal aspirations. Our assessment system is based around two sets of goals – the five school-wide Learning Goals and each student’s own personal goals. Woven throughout all of the goals is the belief that learning should be authentic and meaningful, as well as a commitment that each student should become a life-long learner.
The five Learning Goals are tools for problem solving and offer a framework for looking at the real-world knowledge and abilities necessary to being a successful, well-rounded person. They are not content-oriented curricula, nor are they completely distinct categories. Each goal focuses on an aspect of reasoning or community behavior. Students’ learning and project work will often incorporate many overlapping elements of the Learning Goals. Associated with the Learning Goals on the following pages are clusters of competencies aligned to Idaho Core Standards and the admissions expectations of colleges and post-secondary programs in Idaho and beyond.