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Values & Beliefs around Learning

Shifting the traditional time-based educational system to a student-centered learning model.

Competency-Based Education

1

Every child needs to learn in an environment that is safe, dynamic, and supportive.

2

Every child is unique, they need to understand themselves and how they relate to and interact productively in a learning environment with both peers and adults.

3

Learning is about developing the wellness of each student including the academic, physical, and emotional dimensions of a child.

4

All children are special learners and have unique learning styles.

Every child learns in a different way and at a different rate.

5

Learning needs to be transparent so that it can happen anywhere, anyplace, and anytime.

6

Every child needs to be deeply engaged in their educational plan and understand the purpose and progression of the concepts and content of what they are learning.

7

Learning needs to be future-focused, embracing technology, global thinking, and evolving innovations.

8

Learning needs to allow students to accelerate their own path, both in the amount of content and the depth of understanding.

9

A student-led, teacher assisted commitment to a demonstrated mastery of content is a crucial factor in CBE, and supports a growth-based and self-disciplined mindset minimizing opportunity for failure within the system.

10

Every child should be in personal control of their learning plan to create ambitious goals, to maximize their own potential, and to make a meaningful contribution to mankind.

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Benefits
of CBE
System

Project Based

Real Life

instruction

Ownership

Active

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Progression

Dynamic

Monitor Progress

Grades

& Improved

Opportunities

Grading

Projects & Score

Individual

Assessments

Growth Mindset

Work Together

Collaboration

Shared
Responsibility

Safe
Environment

Safety

Different

Individual
Strength

Perspectives

leadership