HKIS World Café: Summary Report
Appendix A Question 1: What qualities and skills do our students need to be successful in the world today? • • • • • •
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Ability to self reflect and use gifts Be able to present yourself well Need compassion, integrity, humility and empathy, good listening Be aware of the world around them Appreciate the differences and similarities of other cultures Success has a different meaning to each student and to respect that others success definition is different Life skills – flat tire, sink repair, chores Organized Problem solving Creativity Perseverance Motivation; responsibility to take care of oneself Critical thinking Filtering information for reliability How will HKIS prioritize each child’s definition of success Ability change, adapt, meet everyone’s needs, compromise HKIS is unique having 40 different countries and being able to see and understand each other Differentiating in learning Different languages – integrity – confidence in their ability – respectful – resilience – problem solvers – understanding of different cultures (cultural sensitivity) – interpersonal skills – ability to read people and social cues/situation – self-‐awareness – adaptability – academic flexibility Integrity, not compromising your personal values – maintaining academic integrity – spiritual integrity Inter-‐cultural competencies Emotional/social intelligence Importance of work/life balance Decision making skills Personal value system Civic responsibility/voting Concern for environment Compassion for your community Think globally and act locally Building bridges with local communities Resilience Leadership of decision making skills Intercultural competency – understanding their own ethical behaviors and where those influences come from and being able to develop their own set of values and ethnical work
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Skills in collaboration Rich understanding in communication Appropriate use of technology and responsibility Critical thinking and evaluation of information EQ Tolerance, compassion and empathy Open mindedness Self evaluation and awareness Self discipline Self advocacy and articulate own independence Need to know to strike a balance between work and other things (sleep, play, family) Develop multiple perspective in learning (more interdisciplinary type of learning) Have self confidence and self esteem Have sense of humor Develop work ethnic Develop a sense of personal and social responsibility Healthy risk taking Have optimism, be positive World responsibility Global perspective Good academic core Provide tem a basic, encourage curiosity, arm them up, so they will be self motivational Give them enough to become risk takers Work together as a team, and leadership skills Self starting – entrepreneurism Collaborative work Immerse them with a curriculum of diversity Opportunity to be a leader in their perspective area of interest, so they will learn about what it takes, and the responsibility and be able to think creatively Provide a safe environment to make mistakes, and guidance to navigate and learn through it People skills – being empathetic, caring, and respectful Good communication skills/presentation skills Values – integrity (moral code) To tell right from wrong and to make difficult choices Optimism Sense of HOPE Stewardship to take on the world even though the world seems to be in a state of mess Being proud (cool is nothing, be good!) Creative and critical thinking Self evaluation
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