Wilton Public Schools

A Contemporary, Multi-Literate Scholar demonstrates skills in contemporary and classic literacies, a broad knowledge in a variety of disciplines and a commitment to continuous learning.

Descriptors:

• Possesses broad knowledge in academic subjects, the arts, and new literacies.

• Articulates thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.

• Improves thinking by continuously analyzing and reflecting on one’s own and others’ thinking.

• Communicates effectively using multiple languages and media to make meaningful connections.

• Engages in continuous scholarship and life-long learning.

A Balanced, Healthy Human Being demonstrates personal responsibility including the pursuit of a healthy, active, and balanced lifestyle, practice self-care, self-compassion, happiness, joy, humor, and a sense of awe.

Descriptors:

• Engages in care for self and others as daily practices to support physical, social, and mental well- being.
• Develops an understanding of a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
• Is able to listen with compassion and understanding and share and react to others’ feelings.
• Finds humor and joy in life and revels in beauty, phenomena, and wonderment of the world.
• Persists in the face of adversity and finds new solutions to problems.

A Self-Navigating, Expert Learner demonstrates flexible, critical, and reflective thinking to show self-evaluation, goal setting, and self-motivating behaviors when learning.

Descriptors:

• Possesses the disposition, strategies, and desire to learn, unlearn, and relearn especially in an uncertain, ambiguous environment.
• Demonstrates agility in thoughts and actions.
• Skillfully transfers past learning into new situations.
• Takes an active role in setting learning goals, uses strategies to achieve them, and reflects on the outcomes.
• Shows strong understanding and belief of self to engage in reflection for individual improvement and advocacy.

A Courageous, Ethical Leader demonstrates skills in being a decision maker and a team member including collaboration, communication, responsible risk taking, empathy, and ability to act for the greater good.

Descriptors:

• Builds relationships with others through trust and compassion.
• Collaborates with others to reach consensus or compromise, takes a stand, and encourages positive action.
• Acts honestly, courageously and ethically for the interests of the larger community and greater good.
• Communicates skillfully to inform, influence, motivate, and inspire others.

A Creative, Entrepreneurial Designer demonstrates curiosity, inventiveness, and innovative problem-solving, accepts challenges and creates value by participating in the creative and design processes.

Descriptors:

• Shows curiosity, originality, inventiveness, and new ways of thinking about things.
• Takes risks and knows how to develop, organize, and manage new initiatives and/or ventures.
• Engages in problem- solving, inquiry, and design to solve problems to create value for others.
• Demonstrates awareness, sensitivity, concern, and respect to connect with others’ feelings, opinions, experiences, and culture.

An Active, Socially-Sensitive Citizen demonstrates social responsibility including positive relationship building, respect, kindness, and stewardship of the environment.

Descriptors:

• Engages in personal responsibility and citizenship.
• Demonstrates cultural competence and sensitivity in a sustainable, interdependent world.
• Demonstrates kindness.
• Values and embraces diverse perspectives and cultures through open dialogue and mutual respect.
• Takes action in personal and collective behaviors that support stewardship of the environment.
• Contributes to making the world a better place.