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District 113
Learning for Life Abilities
District-wide, we identified the essential abilities necessary for our learners
to live full, productive lives after they leave District 113. We believe that if
we create a learner-centered environment, students will not only experience but
will also internalize and transfer the Learning for Life Abilities.
The Learning for Life are abilities that:
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Are used across all learning experiences,
content areas, and extra curricular areas.
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Are applied with competence in a variety of
contexts and cultures.
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Can be self-assessed to develop strategies
for monitoring and improving.
We want our graduates to be complex thinkers who:
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Make good decisions and solve problems in a
timely manner based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgment.
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Make connections among ideas, information,
and experience.
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Generate creative ideas.
We want our graduates to be effective communicators who:
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Ask questions to gain information and to
encourage participation
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Invite and consider multiple perspectives
other than ones’ own.
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Express reasoned opinions supported by
evidence.
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Evaluate and use information to deepen
understanding.
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Adapt communication for different audiences
and purposes.
We want our graduates to be caring and understanding people who:
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Create and sustain healthy relationships.
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Value teamwork and collaborate effectively
with others.
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Develop personal strengths and potential;
address weakness and limitations.
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Value diversity.
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Give service to others.
We want our graduates to be responsible citizens who:
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Embrace the multiple roles and
responsibilities of community membership.
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Debate central democratic issues and
formulate informed opinions.
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Understand their potential to impact their
communities.
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Understand the interdependence of all
people and nations.
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want our graduates to demonstrate personal wellness by being people who:
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Make choices that reflect balanced
priorities.
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Maintain physical health through exercise,
nutrition, relaxation, and sleep.
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Develop emotional and mental health through
a deeper understanding of self.
We want our graduates
to care for the human spirit by being people who:
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Appreciate beauty.
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Respond to nature.
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Embrace the arts.
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Find joy and build optimism in life.
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