Core Competencies

1. Personal Awareness and Responsibility

Strength:

“I am personally responsible, self-motivated, and can advocate for myself.” I demonstrate this by me
being able to do my assignments on my own and I can motivate myself without others needing to step
in. I am responsible for my own actions, and I do not usually need people to tell me what do in certain
situations. I take responsibility making sure I am done all my schoolwork to the best of my abilities as
well. “

Strength:

I understand my learning takes patience and time.” This is something I show because I know how much
time it can take for me to grasp onto something. As an example, math takes me a lot of time and
practice before I can understand it.

Weakness:

“I can set goals, regulate my emotions and persevere in difficult situations.” This is something I need to
work on because most of the times I do not set certain goals for myself. I have a mindset where I never
follow through with the goals I make and that is something I need to change. I also find during difficult
situations; I tend to just break down instead of dealing with the situation.

2. Social Responsibility

Strength:

“I have positive peer and intergenerational relationships.” I demonstrate this by having many multiple
close relationships with my friends and other peers. I work well with others and can communicate my
ideas thoughtfully. I enjoy having these relationships with other because they can help me through
tough situations.

Strength

“I can identify and appreciate different perspectives on issues and use and evaluate strategies to resolve
problems.” I am extremely good at be able to solve problems in peaceful ways. I try and work out the
situation that best I can before things get out of hand. I listen to others and let them say out their
opinion before I say what I have to say.

Weakness:

“I am aware of my community and environment and work independently and collaboratively for the
benefit of others.” This is something I need to work on because I feel that I do not contribute enough to
my community. I could do a lot more to help my community to keep a good and well-rounded
environment.

3. Critical Thinking

Strength:

“I can assess my progress.” I demonstrate this by knowing how much effort I have put in to see if I have
made much progress. For an example if I want to make progress at the gym, I need to go multiple times
a week to see a difference. This way I can assess my progress and see how far I have come.

Strength:

“I can analyze and critique my work and my learning.” I do this by making sure all my work is down to
the best of my abilities. I look over all assignments and most of the time I will critique it because I know
it can be done in a better way. I can analyze what makes sense and what does not. If my assignments do
not make sense, I critique that area to make it better.

Weakness':

“I can explore and create new ways to represent my learning around a variety of problems, events,
issues and needs.” I need to work on this because I do not like to go out of my comfort to come across
innovative ideas. I like to stick to what I know and what I am good at. I need to improve on this by
thinking outside of the box to get out of my comfort zone to come across new and better ideas.

4. Creative Thinking

Strength:

“I can persevere and understand that failure can be productive.” I show thig by understanding that
failure is all a part of learning. I have had many failures throughout high school, especially when it comes
down to test, there have been tests that I have failed, but it is not worth being upset about because on
the next one I would always do better. I learn from my mistakes and move on from them quickly.

Strength:

“I can create new and unique ideas that may provide new perspectives that influence how people think
about topics.” I demonstrate this by trying to develop new ideas to make people more interested. If
people produce more original ideas, it keeps others more engaged with what you are talking about. I try
to do it to my best ability, so others do not get bored.

Weakness

“I can take my ideas evaluate them, develop, and refine them making something productive out of
them. This is something I need to work on because I find once I have an idea, I struggle to make
something big out it. I need the use of other to help me generate ideas for me to make something
exceptional out of my idea.
 5. Communication

Strengths:

“I can listen, learn and contribute fully to discussion and debate, consider different perspectives and
build consensus.” I show this by being able to work well in groups with my peers and share out my ideas.
I am respectful and listen to everyone else’s ideas before coming to a consensus with our ideas. I feel
comfortable sharing out my ideas to others, when I know there will be no judgment acquired.

Strength:

“I can reflect on the processes of learning and share what I have learned.” I show this well by knowing
what I have learned and what type of things did not work out. Sharing out to other on what I have
learned with something, comes across easy because whichever you are experiences during the learning
process, that person will have a lot to say about it.

Weakness:

“I can engage in deep and meaningful inquiry for a variety of purposes and audiences.” This is something
I could work on by being more engaged when it comes down to deep inquires. Sometimes it can be hard
to engage with a person when it is hard to understand what they are trying to tell you.

6. Personal and Cultural Identity

Strength:

“I understand what is important to me.” I demonstrate this by considering what I know is important to
me. My family and friends are extremely important to me. They shape who I am and will be there in any
situation. Schools is another thing I understand that is important to me. I strive for the best grade so
that I can get into university.

Strength:

“I know my strengths and what makes me unique.” I know exactly what I am good at when it comes
down to myself. As an example, I am I lot better at English then say math. That is a strength I have had
for many years, and it is hard to change it. I experience things that make me unique and different from
others in an effective way.

Weakness

“I understand how to use my strengths and abilities to my advantage, and I can explain how I use them
to contribute to my community.” When it comes down to my personal strengths, I hide them and do not
contribute them to the rest of my community. This is something I need to work on my sharing out my
strengths to others. By sharing my strengths out to the community, it will provide positive impact and
people will learn from me.