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