Secondary Program of Studies
SECONDARY PROGRAM OF STUDIES Academic Year 2019-2020 116 West Beverley Street ~ Staunton, Virginia 24401 www.staunton.k12.va.us What Defines a Staunton High School Graduate? We are Career, College, and Life Ready! We are so proud of our Staunton City School graduates! The skills and attributes of our graduates are a result of years of a strong educational experience, from preschool to elementary to middle to high school. In addition to developing understanding of each “subject”, we also focus on the dispositions that promote lifelong learners and productive citizens within our community and growing global society. These dispositions are referred to as “The 5Cs”, and are described below: Communication: Staunton City students will be effective Communication communicators by using writing, speaking, active listening, and media to create meaning and understanding. Communication creates positive working relationships with others, results in increased productivity, and helps achieve goals throughout life. Collaboration Collaboration: Staunton City students will be effective collaborators by working together with a diverse team to achieve a common goal. When we work together interdependently to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions, and solve problems, we all benefit. Shared responsibility, mutual respect, constructive feedback, Critical Thinking and time management are all important components of collaboration. Critical Thinking: Staunton City students will be effective critical thinkers who use multiple pieces of information to make a decision or solve a problem. Critical thinkers inquire, analyze and simplify information, make connections, evaluate different perspectives, and use reasoning to draw conclusions. Creative Thinking Creative Thinking: Staunton City students will be effective creative thinkers by developing or elaborating on ideas that help solve real-life obstacles.
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