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Maplehill Proficiency Areas and Performance Indicators

Communication: Shares ideas, perspectives and information through a variety of methods and with different audiences 

• Adjusts communication based on audience, context and purpose

• Demonstrates functional listening and speaking

• Uses technology effectively to communicate

• Uses language to achieve goals

Community Awareness: Contributes to building community and expresses knowledge about the world, locally and globally

• Identifies characteristics of human cultures

• Contributes to community life at school, locally and globally

• Uses geography for practical purposes

Creativity:  Demonstrates originality and imagination 

• Expresses self in creative ways

• Develops skills and tools for creative work

Critical Thinking: Uses evidence, perspectives and models to create a broadened understanding

• Applies perspectives

• Expresses and explores curiosity

• Obtains information

• Uses patterns

Literacy: Constructs meaning through interpretation and analysis of text; communicates effectively in writing

• Constructs meaning from text

• Determines meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words

• Writes with purpose, organization and relevant details and elaboration appropriate to the genre

• Summarizes and synthesizes information when reading or writing

Numeracy: Applies mathematical concepts, processes and models to solve problems

• Uses the number system and arithmetic to solve problems

• Applies math in practical uses

• Understands financial literacy

Relationships: Builds and maintains functional and satisfying interpersonal connections 

appropriate to the situation

• Uses positive communication and social skills

• Develops and maintains healthy interpersonal relationships

• Manages interpersonal conflicts in constructive ways

• Repairs and restores healthy relationships

• Works collaboratively
  

Self-Awareness and Regulation: Navigates one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors in order 

to access one’s personal and educational goals

• Identifies and communicates thoughts, feelings, and physical needs effectively

• Identifies strengths and interests to foster growth

• Demonstrates awareness of personal emotions

• Responds appropriately to feedback and requests

• Recognizes personal impact upon one’s own community

Self-Determination and Responsibility:  Creates a path for success in school and beyond while taking personal responsibility for actions and choices, and adapting to changes as they come.

• Participates in educational program

• Demonstrates flexible thinking and growth mindset

• Works toward a productive life after Maplehill

• Demonstrates knowledge of resources for civic life (local resources, life skills, work based learning)

Wellness:  Manages personal and environmental hygiene, assesses health and wellness, and understands how to take action to care for themselves. 

• Keeps clean personal and community environments

• Demonstrates ecological awareness

• Identifies how to maintain personal health and wellness

• Recognizes value of physical activity

• Demonstrates knowledge of sex, sexuality and intimacy to maintain health and safety

• Identifies internal and external resources to maintain stable mental health