HKIS World Café: Summary Report
Appendix A Question 1: What qualities and skills do our students need to be successful in the world today? • Good judgment, insightfulness • Empathy • Prepared for the world tomorrow (10-‐15 years from now) • Collaborative skills / ability to collaborate • Ability to listen • Writing (advanced literacy) • Critical thinking • How to sort through overabundance of information • Ability to prioritize • Work/life balance; physical and mental well-‐ being; take care of themselves • Define goals • Advocate for themselves / know yourself • Direct their own learning and direction • Focus on the journey and not solely on the destination • Resilient • Creativity • Information literacy • Team building skills • Collaborative skills • New literacies (ebooks, etc) • Research, how to find information, collecting, collating, filtering information • Information discernment, what is good and accurate • Sense of self (who am I?) • Core values • Personal interests / inner drive • Learning how to handle conflicts • Cultural sensitivity and awareness • Multi-‐lingual • Organizational skills • Interpersonal skills • Problem solving • Vision to solve problems • Kindness, generous of spirit • Listening skills • Leadership • Competing globally, global classroom • High standards • Being able to debate ideas • Articulate thoughts • Tolerance • Intercultural competency -‐ live anywhere in the world • Global citizens • Adaptability • Sense of self
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Resilience Tolerance Flexibility Open mindedness Ability to learn by asking as opposed to "knowing" Problem solving skills Creativity Good communication Self awareness Good networking skills Spirit of contribution Languages Curiosity Good instincts/Trusting your own instincts Independence Confidence Self motivation Compassion and Empathy for others Courage Honesty Focus on own core values and not losing sight of them Good listening skills Good physical / mental health Positivity / Optimism Passion for whatever you do Identify and develop each child's strength / uniqueness Ability to apply knowledge in the context of the real world Good social skills Globally minded Technical skills Technology skills (use of computers, etc.) Ability to learn; strong academic skills; problem solving Understanding of global culture, issues (shrinking world) Leadership (in face of competition) Language skills (Mandarin or other second language) Communication skills (oral and written) Developing on their strengths To be unique, think outside the box Prepared for higher learning (College prep) Ability to face challenges and adversity Ability to react/adapt to changing environments Interpersonal skills, "soft" skills
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