Community Connections High School

LEARNING GOALS

The Learning Plan team designs a curriculum that reflects the student’s interests as well as prepares them for post secondary experience.

EMPIRICAL REASONING: to think like a scientist, use evidence and a logical process to evaluate a hypothesis.

QUANTITATIVE REASONING: to think like a mathematician, to understand numbers, to analyze uncertainty, comprehend the properties of shape and study how things change over time.

COMMUNICATION: to be a great communicator, know your audience, speak and listen well, to use technology and artistic expression.

SOCIAL REASONING: to see diverse perspectives, to understand social issues, to explore ethics, and to look at issues historically.

PERSONAL QUALITIES: to demonstrate respect, leadership, responsibility, organization, time management, and to reflect on one’s abilities and strive to improve.

Project Based Learning

Students identify projects each quarter based on their interests/passions. Not every project will address every Learning Goal, however every project must address the “Five A’s”.

“Five A’s”:

Authenticity

How is the project real? What products will be created from this project? Who will benefit from this work?

Academic Rigor

How is the project challenging? What framing questions or hypothesis is there around this work? Which Learning Goals are being addressed? What is the process that will be used to answer the framing questions?

Active Learning

How is the project hands-on? What steps will be taken to complete the project? How will the work be documented?

Adult Relationships

What resources will be used? Who will be the mentor for this project? Who else can be a resource? How often will the student meet with these resources?

Assessment

How will the work be evaluated? How will the student reflect on the work? What is the criterion for completion? What models will be used? How often will the work be critiqued? How many drafts will there be? How will this be shown at the exhibition?