ACADEMICS

PROFILE OF GRADUATES @ CARAVEL


A graduate of Caravel Academy Upper School will:

• Successfully meet the challenges of college and negotiate life equipped with the abilities to communicate, critically evaluate, and thrive in an ever-changing society.
• Be proficient in 21st century technological skills in preparation for responsible digital citizenship in a global society.
• Be a thoughtful and effective decision maker by recognizing and appreciating his/her personal strengths and weaknesses, setting and achieving realistic goals, and respecting the differences in himself/herself and others.
• Understand and appreciate the history and tradition of our society and government while using this knowledge to act responsibly as an informed citizen.
• Demonstrate traditional American values of honesty, respect, personal integrity, and loyalty.
• Display the characteristics of leadership, service to the community, good sportsmanship, and involvement as an active alumnus while exemplifying individual responsibility, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation of the arts to positively affect the worlds he/she encounters.

A graduate of Caravel Academy Middle School will:

• Be a responsible classroom and school citizen and demonstrate individual responsibility, self-control, honesty, respect, personal integrity, and loyalty.
• Apply increasingly sophisticated language arts, mathematics, and 21st century technological skills and knowledge to learning in other content areas.
• Recognize the need for flexible thinking and lifelong learning in approaching school and life situations.
• Apply organizational and time management skills to manage multiple classes and assignments and some extracurricular activities.
• Maintain a love of learning, often most intensely directed to “specialized” talent/interest areas.
• Generate a number of viable alternatives and evaluate choices effectively in problem solving/decision making.
• Set short- and long-term academic and personal goals.
• Understand his/her learning style and utilize this knowledge effectively.
• Assume leadership positions in formal or informal learning experiences.
• Participate in and value both indirect and direct service to others in the school or wider community.
• Practice good sportsmanship in all activities whether as a participant or spectator.
• Appreciate the value of the arts and a healthy lifestyle in personal and societal enrichment.

A graduate of the Caravel Academy Lower School will:

• Be a responsible classroom and school citizen and demonstrate individual responsibility, self-control, honesty, respect, personal integrity, and loyalty.
• Have a solid foundation of the basic skills in language arts, social studies, science, mathematics, and 21st century technology.
• Be inspired to enjoy reading and be able to cite particular authors or genres.  Apply basic organizational skills to manage assignments.
• Enjoy learning new things and applying this knowledge in new and different ways.
• Generate at least two alternatives in problem solving or decision making and evaluate the best choice.
• Set specific short-term personal and academic goals with teacher guidance.
• Respect and value others of all cultures and have a beginner’s oral knowledge of both Spanish and French.
• Appreciate the qualities of leadership and followership and practice both in appropriate situations.
• Value service to others and participate in indirect service opportunities.
• Practice good sportsmanship in PE class, at recess, and in classroom competitive situations.
• Find value and opportunities for personal expression and/or enjoyment in music, art, and physical activity.

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