Portrait of a Graduate
All graduates of the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District will be able to independently use their learning to:
ADAPT & PERSEVERE
Students will work effectively to pursue goals within a climate of diverse views, ambiguity, and changing priorities. They will demonstrate flexibility and resilience while responding productively to feedback, criticism, and even failure.
EMPATHIZE
Students will demonstrate awareness, sensitivity, concern, and respect for the culture, experiences, feelings, and opinions of all individuals. They will seek to understand and value others’ life stories to make meaningful connections.
LEARN FOR LIFE
Students will embrace curiosity, maximize opportunities to engage diverse perspectives and new insights, and seek appropriate resources to develop confidence, a positive attitude, and enduring beliefs about learning.
COMMUNICATE
Students will effectively articulate thoughts, ideas, and feelings using oral, written, and non-verbal skills for a range of purposes and audiences. They will actively listen to others to understand meaning, values, attitudes, and intentions.
COLLABORATE
Students will leverage the strengths of all to achieve collective outcomes. They will elicit diverse perspectives and contributions to enrich the learning of both themselves and others.
THINK CRITICALLY
Students will employ a systematic approach to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret information to identify creative solutions to complex problems. They will apply unbiased, evidence-based thinking that demonstrates a global perspective and consideration for the impact on others.
BE A LIFE-LONG LEARNER
Students will embrace curiosity, maximize opportunities to engage diverse perspectives and new insights, and seek appropriate resources to develop confidence, a positive attitude, and enduring beliefs about learning.