Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSA) Curriculum

 

A course model that develops college and career readiness.

  • Improved knowledge retention

  • Academic excellence

  • 21st-century skills

  • Character development

 

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How the KSA course model helps

 

Enhanced Employability | Personal Growth | Preparation for Higher Education

A Parent Perspective

A Student Perspective

Help students learn skills and attributes that prepare them for the real world

 

Courses are designed to challenge students by having them apply concepts in a way they may need in the real world. Challenging students to use new skills while learning improves knowledge retention. The success of our students is essential to us, and our students agree.

Knowledge

Gain mastery of a subject while using innovative methods to ensure retention.

Skills

While mastering a subject, you are tasked with a myriad of real-world challenges that enable you to learn new skills in the areas of collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.

These skills are essential to excel outside of the classroom.

Attributes

Attributes are soft skills that improve social and emotional learning.

Our courses include deep questions and challenge students to apply knowledge in ways that help students become more emotionally resilient and prosperous—personally and professionally.

Students will acquire skills that help them grow

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KSA Collaboration

Collaboration

  • Flexibility
  • Leadership and Initiative
  • Collaborate Using Digital Media
  • Responsiveness and Constructive Feedback
  • Cooperation
  • Responsibility and Productivity
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KSA Communication Badge

Communication

  • Deliver Presentations
  • Communicate Using Digital Media
  • Engage in Conversations and Discussions
  • Communicate in Diverse Environments
  • Communicate Using Writing
  • Effective Listening
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KSA Creativity Badge

Creativity

  • Work Creatively with Others
  • Openness and Courage to Explore
  • Creative Production and Innovation
  • Idea Design and Refinement
  • Idea Generation
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KSA Critical Thinking Badge

Critical Thinking

  • Constructing Arguments
  • Information and Discovery
  • Interpretation and Analysis
  • Problem Solving
  • Reasoning
  • Design Thinking

Students earn tangible Skill Credentials

 

Based on course performance, students can earn Skill Credentials that they can share as digital badges on job applications, resumes, and social media channels to verify their gained proficiencies. These Skill Credentials help our students stand out among their peers.

Collaborate Using Digital Media

Flexibility

Leadership and Initiative

Cooperation

Responsiveness and Constructive Feedback

Communicate Using Writing

Deliver Presentations

Engage in Conversations and Discussions

Effective Listening

Communicate Using Digital Media

Communicate Using Writing

Collaborate Using Digital Media

Flexibility

Leadership and Initiative

Cooperation

Responsiveness and Constructive Feedback

Communicate Using Writing

Deliver Presentations

Engage in Conversations and Discussions

Effective Listening

Communicate Using Digital Media

Communicate Using Writing

Openness and Courage to Explore

Idea Generation

Creative Production and Innovation

Idea Design and Refinement

Interpretation and Analysis

Problem Solving

Reasoning

Design Thinking

Openness and Courage to Explore

Idea Generation

Creative Production and Innovation

Idea Design and Refinement

Interpretation and Analysis

Problem Solving

Reasoning

Design Thinking

How credentials are infused into courses

Each course has a badge representing a skill and attribute that students can earn.

How credentials are earned

To earn credentials, students opt in and complete challenges in addition to their regular coursework.

For example, in the 9th-grade world geography course, students can earn the respect attribute and communications skill by presenting to a family member something they admire about another culture.

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College and Career Readiness College and Career

College and Career Readiness

Skills and attribute credentials offer tangible evidence of capabilities to colleges and employers. These credentials set our students apart from other applicants by showing they have successfully mastered desirable skills that benefit the organization.

Take a look at our KSA Courses