Supporting Students for Success
At Global Village Middle School, we cultivate the following attitudes in our students.
- Belief in the development of the whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional, and physical well-being
- Self-confidence in one’s ability to succeed
- Sense of belonging in the school
- Understanding that post-secondary education and life-long learning are necessary for long-term career success
- Belief in using their abilities to their fullest to achieve high academic achievement and outcomes
- Positive attitude toward work and learning
The following articulate the learning strategies, self-management skills, and social skills that must be cultivated and demonstrated/used by middle school students in order to be successful.
Learning Strategies |
Self-Management Skills |
Social Skills |
Demonstrate critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions |
Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility |
Use effective oral and written communication skills and listening skills |
Demonstrate creativity |
Demonstrate self-discipline and self-control |
Create positive and supportive relationships with other students |
Use time-management, organizational and study skills |
Demonstrate ability to work independently |
Create relationships with adults that support success |
Apply self-motivation and self-direction to learning |
Demonstrate ability to delay immediate gratification for long-term rewards |
Demonstrate empathy |
Apply media and technology skills |
Demonstrate perseverance to achieve long- and short-term goals |
Demonstrate ethical decision-making and social responsibility |
Set high standards of quality |
Demonstrate ability to overcome barriers to learning |
Use effective collaboration and cooperation skills |
Identify long- and short-term academic, career and social/ emotional goals |
Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem |
Use leadership and teamwork skills to work effectively in diverse teams |
Actively engage in challenging coursework |
Demonstrate the ability to balance school, home and community activities |
Demonstrate advocacy skills and ability to assert self, when necessary |
Gather evidence and consider multiple perspectives to make informed decisions |
Demonstrate personal safety skills |
Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment |
Participate in enrichment and extracurricular activities |
Demonstrate ability to manage transitions and ability to adapt to changing situations and responsibilities |
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