How they will learn
Innovation and
st
21 Century Skills
1. Inquiry-based learning. The class is more about asking questions than about answering them. It is more about posing
problems and scenarios than about only presenting established facts. This style increases student engagement.
2. S tudents develop interdisciplinary and project-based learning (PBL). Thro ugh hands-on activities and real-world applications,
students are engaged with content by creating their own projects. In these projects, they will display what they have learned.
3. C lass participation. It is based on argumentative and logical reasoning. Students are discouraged from making contributions
using random opinions without logical reasoning support.
4. U se of mechanical reasoning, drills and rote memorization is discouraged. Instead, strategic thinking and abstraction is
encouraged so that students can make inferences and connections, develop theories and draw conclusions from information
and data. Students, starting from concrete realities and after following their own process of thought, are able to arrive to
discover formulas, definitions and concepts.
5. S tudents learn how to break down word problems, case studies and complex scenarios. They analyze them, learn how to
identify their key elements and sub problems, brainstorm and find solutions.
6. S tudents think about their own thinking. They plan by stating goals, operations needed to achieve them, challenges they might
face and results predicted. Then, they monitor their thinking during the activity. At the end of the project, they assess their
thinking process. Thus, they are able to explain how they solved a problem, developed an experiment or conducted a research
and, at the same time, they learn from their mistakes.
7. R esearching information. Students conduct researches using peer reviewed articles and relevant information. They learn how
to differentiate essential material from non-relevant material. They learn how to interpret data and how to use and cite sources
of information.
8. Innovation. In our classrooms, students innovate, are encouraged to think outside the box, boost their imagination and
creativity, develop new ideas and create their own inventions.
9. S tudents use technology to enhance their learning. All students are encouraged to learn how to code, create their own apps
and design and create new technologies.
10. A ll school activities encourage students to develop self-discipline and self-control and to learn the value of sacrifice.
11. A ll curricular and extracurricular activities encourage peer learning, student collaboration and the development of team
building skills. In class, group inquiry-based learning is fostered.
12. S tudents learn to listen to others and recognize their feelings and needs. Consequently, they experience the value of empathy,
charity and solidarity and the joy of understanding, respecting and helping others. The goal is that they learn to live like Christ
and with Christ.
13. S elf-awareness growth. Students learn how to understand themselves, their likes/dislikes, emotions, talents and skills. They
dialogue with God about how to put these into play to better serve the world. Thus, they grow in understanding God’s will
and the path to follow in life. Therefore, students become more mature and responsible and take ownership of their learning,
faith and lives.