The Learner Profile at NJIS is a set of ten attributes, agreed on by the International Baccalaureate Organization, which we believe are the core attributes of a 21st century learner and citizen. Our planning and teaching processes embed these attributes into each and every unit of instruction, and students are supported to become not just academically successful, but caring, engaged members of their communities and societies.
Inquirers
We develop our natural curiosity and acquire the new skills necessary to conduct research and inquiry independently using online primary and secondary resourcers.
Open Minded
We understand and appreciate our own cultures, perspectives, and histories and those of others.
Knowledgeable
We develop our natural curiosity and acquire the new skills necessary to conduct research and inquiry independently using online primary and secondary resourcers.
Caring
We have a personal commitment to service – especially in this unique moment. We seek out opportunities to help those in our community & in our world who have been impacted the worst.
Thinkers
We apply our skills critically and try to solve the complex new problems that our new world presents. We consider the ethics of our actions in a changed world.
Risk Taker
We have a personal commitment to service – especially in this unique moment. We seek out opportunities to help those in our community & in our world who have been impacted the worst.
Communicators
We use digital media to understand and express ideas confidently, creatively, and in more than one language. We collaborate effectively online, assuming positive intentions from each other and communicating clearly and kindly.
Balanced
We understand the importance of finding a new intellectual, physical and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for themselves and others despite these trying times.
Principled
We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness. We maintain our academic honesty as we work online.
Reflective
We give thoughtful consideration to our digital learning and experience. We are able to assess and understand our own strengths & limitations in distributed learning and improve as we learn.
