Profile of a Graduate in LCPS

The LCPS Profile of a Graduate describes the knowledge, skills, experiences, and attributes that each student must attain to be successful in college and/or the work force and to be "life ready".

These skills are referred to as the 5Cs - Collaborator, Communicator, Contributor, Creator, and Critical Thinker.

Collaborator

WHAT is a Collaborator?

Collaborators work with and learn from others to interdependently solve problems, achieve goals, and complete tasks, while showing respect for diverse perspectives, remaining open to ideas, and learning to compromise.

WHY Collaborating?

Collaborating allows learners to exchange perspectives and develop empathy to diverse points of view in order to collectively and successfully create solutions.

HOW to be a collaborator:

Work interdependently
Respect others
Manage conflict
Be accountable
Engage in feedback, reflection, and revision

Communicator

WHAT is a Communicator?

Communicators express ideas clearly, use active listening skills, and anticipate and adjust to audience types, purposes, and settings, using appropriate resources to enhance that expression.

WHY Communicating?

Becoming an effective communicator allows learners to successfully navigate school and other settings by exchanging ideas in a variety of situations, considering diverse perspectives, and developing positive relationships.

HOW to be a Communicator:

Verbal expression
Written/Visual expression
Listening skills
Communicate in diverse environments and/or for multiple purposes
Utilize technology effectively to enhance communication
Engage in feedback, reflection, and revision

Contributor

WHAT is a Contributor?

Contributors engage in work to impact the community (local, regional, global) by building awareness, utilizing resources, and/or developing solutions to authentic, challenging problems.

WHY Contributing?

Becoming a contributor allows learners to build connections and value interactions with others in order to impact local, regional, and global communities.

HOW to be a Contributor:

Identify issues that will impact the community
Explore perspectives
Utilize resources
Assess impact
Sustainable improvement
Engage in feedback, reflection, and revision

Creator

WHAT is a Creator?

Creators generate new ideas and/or build on existing ones by asking questions, thinking flexibly, and learning from experimentation, which leads to innovative approaches and solutions to authentic challenging problems.

WHY Creating?

Creativity empowers learners to express one’s self, take risks, generate and connect ideas in order to have a lasting impact on society.

HOW to be a Creator?

Generate ideas
Evaluate ideas
Engage in the process
Design solution or product
Engage in feedback, reflection, and revision

Critical Thinker

WHAT is a Critical Thinker?

Critical Thinkers analyze, question and synthesize ideas to evaluate information, make inferences, draw conclusions, establish patterns and connections, or solve problems.

WHY Critical Thinking?

Critical Thinking provides a foundation for self-directed, lifelong learners to apply and transfer their knowledge across multiple situations in order to make informed decisions.

HOW to be a Critical Thinker:

Clarify purpose
Analyze point of view
Apply and/or transfer knowledge
Develop conclusions and/or solutions
Engage in feedback, reflection, and revision

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