Communication

In FCLE10, I participated in a mock interview, which was an excellent example of my communication skills, as it demonstrated that I was able to discuss myself positively while still engaging in conversation. I will focus on developing my communication competency by going out of my comfort zone and engaging in small talk with those I don’t know to strengthen communication.

Creative Thinking

In English 10, I completed a project where I had to create a piece of art related to a book of my choice. What made it difficult was that I was not allowed to recreate something that already existed, so I had to think outside of the box and create something that was both related to the book as well as new to it. I will focus on developing my creative thinking by reading more books over the summer to help my creative flow.

Critical Thinking

In Science 10, I developed my critical thinking skills by asking critical questions. I mainly do this in all of my classes; however, it was particularly more noticeable in my Science 10 course. I will continue to develop this skill by making sure I understand whole concepts, and if I don’t understand a full part of it, go into depth and make sure everything makes sense to me.

Social Responsibility

In French 10, I developed my social responsibility by taking part in the “Kiva Project.” In that project, we raised money by selling numerous things such as baked goods, chips, and drinks. All the money we made went towards the less fortunate people all around the world in the form of micro-loans. I will continue to develop my social responsibility by being more considerate of those less fortunate than me and helping them out in any way I could.

Personal and Cultural Identity

In Foods 10, I developed this competency from our final project to research and cook food that is ethnic to a certain country. After doing this project, I decided that I wanted to explore in my own culture and started researching how my own favorite Persian foods came to be. I can strengthen this competency by further researching more foods and possibly even cooking them.

Personal Awareness and Responsibility

In PHE 10, I was able to develop my personal awareness and responsibility while we were in our weight lifting unit. I had to use all the allotted time efficiently to ensure everything I needed to complete in one day ended up getting finished. At the end of each class, I then had to do a self reflection to check if I really was as efficient as I needed to be and what I could work on the next day. I could further develop this skill by doing self reflections at the end of each day to see if my day truly was productive.