Thursday, March 29, 2007

Doing: The student is comfortable taking a leadership role. The student can stand before an audience with comfort, confidence, and composure. This came from an increasingly developed music and theater program which gives all sudents at all grade levels some on and off stage experience.

The student demonstrates life-long learning skills by being able to utilize a wide variety of information resources. The student speaks to the ability to say " I am interested in _____."
"How can I learn more about it?" The student can access information, read or view carefully the information, understand and analyze the information, critique the information for its value level, use it in combination with current knowledege to create new information, produce that information in a way in which it can be shared with others.

The student demonstrates the ability to be a part of a team enhanced by a strong intramural program whch can engage all students.

The student has a comfort-level with Math. .
* Knowledge of the basic skill areas, having reached AP level in some content areas as a result of coaching, mentoring, interventions and genuine interest on behalf of the faculty.

*Highly skilled in a specific area of interest, ie Art, IA, English and Science.

* A broad, comprehensive resume that demonstrates community service, civic awareness, and participation in the arts.

* A college-preparatory rigor in academics.

* The opportunity to explore, experiment, ina variety of interests as a result of a broad selection of electives.
My education at Provincetown has given me the skill and tools to succeed on my SATs and because of my preparation from here, I have been accepted to all of the colleges to which I've applied .

Community Service Projects.

Teacher scouts and teacher mentors.

Along with the academic rigor, I've been taught the importance of making the choices that will will result in my attainment of my personal desires. There were times when I didn't want to work hard. I was allowed a semester to slack off. My couselour worked with me toward the end of this period. He pointed out that in life I can always choose to let life slip by, just like I'd done that semester, and that when I live that way, I will know that I'm getr, ing screwed by life instead of taking it by the horns. I reflected on how it felt And he was right. To get what I want , I need to live as if I am that person... Then I will be that person.
Writing well : grammar, creative content, organized, practice throughout K12
Tolerance of others and all: confidence, creativity, see a project generated by self through to the end
Expanded Academy program
Inclusion of community: writiers, fine artists, painters, Banner, WOMR, cooks, filmmakers
Noncompetitive physical activities: yoga, dance, track - again, look to community for teachers
In Small numbers hard to do "team sports"
Cut costs of transportation
National Seashore, Center for Coastal Studies
Ecology, biology, ability to tap into resources to expand here
Student has a sense of place, a base upon which to leave for exploration
Sufficient support that all students learning and enjoying education
Student was able to understand the audience or client for which he/she was writing, developing or creating or volunteering.

Understood by witnessing a process for learning that enabled them to produce a piece of work after that process was followed.

Understood and witnessed the importance of their word or promise to complete a task in a timely manner or on time

Able to use their voice to be critical of a project, deadline assignment and have that voice be heard

Immerse themselves in projects without concern for other papers, readings etc. for extended periods of time

Able to work collaboratively with all types of students in a way that enhances learning positively
Career exploration
Solid foundation in math and writing
Self-motivation/study skills
Choice of colleges because of academic achievement and SAT scores
Understanding and awareness of world issues
Knowledge of technology
*Strong content delivered by teachers who had high expectations and prepared us for the likes of the cover of Time.

* When the content was difficult held our hand along the way - gently but strongly encourage , never giving up on us - but not letting us get away with less than our best.

*Gently criticizing so we didn't think everything we did was great and good - but could be improved when it needed to be - then we wouldn't fall apart when those in the real world judged us by "normal" standards.

*Giving us opportunity to shine in areas of our strength, to give us confidence. For example, display our work in the halls, in newsletters in art shows, on the stage in Wednesay morning meetings our principal acknowldeged our benchmarks reached and individual achievements.