Core Goals of Education

The Westbridge Goals of Education follows the 4 Core Goals of Education of the PAREF Educational System. These goals aim to mold students into:

Self-determined thinkers
Students will:

Reflect on human experience and events in the light of universal values.
Research, analyze and evaluate information from sound sources.
Synthesize and formulate with precision valid arguments in reaching conclusions.
Form judgments based on universal truths (truth, goodness and beauty) or on what is true information and develop intellectual humility to withhold judgments when the evidence and reasons are insufficient.
Discern the good and direct themselves freely towards its fulfillment.
Make and own his decision after well-thought plans of action but with capacity to change mind as it he receives additional data from others.
Identify, define and solve quantitative and qualitative problems creatively.
Acquire mastery of the core content, skills and values essential to the different learning disciplines.

Effective communicators (communication skills)
Students will:

Actively listen with objectivity and empathy; respond to communications by asking clarifying questions and by defining the terms.
Read a range of styles and genre, critically and analytically; Experience beauty through the work of the masters.
Write clearly and confidently with substance and organization in various styles.
Speak clearly and competently; engage in meaningful dialogue and be sensitive to feedbacks, to others’ feelings and level of knowledge and be a sympathetic listener to opposing views.
Competently use a range of technologies to inform and communicate.

Responsible citizens (civic virtues)
Students will:

Have knowledge of and a respect for the dignity of the human person and the conviction that he can work with others in defending and uplifting it.
Use their knowledge and skills to analyze current issues, local and international, and come up with their personal action plan regarding the matter.
Show interest in the different fields of knowledge by keeping themselves up to date with the latest in science and technology, arts, the social sciences, math, local and foreign literature.
Foster the responsibility for and the care of his environment.
Appreciate, empathize, and understand a range of cultures and religions, having respect and consideration for other people guided by values of truth, honesty, fairness, equality, and integrity.

Life-long learners
Students will:

Recognize that their studies are an important contribution to society, and tries to work with possible human perfection.
See school and non-school activities (hidden curriculum) as opportunities for learning and personal growth.
Take responsibility for their own learning seen in their effectiveness to motivate, direct, monitor their learning and to manage and organize their study time, as well as participation in a range of learning opportunities.
Maintain & develop a sense of wonder, being open minded and intellectually curious which will lead them to become a lifelong learner.
Acquire a sportive spirit, which will make them flexible to various situations or environments and resilient in the face of failures and difficulties as well as learning from their mistakes.

Westbridge Goals of Education