Social-Emotional Exit Skills
(by the Ohlone teaching staff, August 2010)
Through our integrated approach to social-emotional learning, we strive to help our students develop the following skills and attributes during their time at Ohlone:
- Willingness to embrace cultural diversity
- Optimistic view of life; positive thinking
- Resilience
- Empathy & ability to see multiple perspectives
- Collaboration & cooperation–ability to function in groups & to work with others
- Self-awareness & desire to grow
- Personal responsibility
- Perseverance
- Curiosity
- Confidence
- Enthusiasm
- Intrinsic motivation
- Self-advocacy–having a voice
- Appreciation of others and of self
- Acceptance of self and of others
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to compromise
- Self-control, self-regulation
- Good decision-making skills & ability to make choices
- Seeing mistakes as opportunities
- Ability to take rsks
- Ability to make presentations
- Self-confidence in academic areas
- Ability to self-reflect
- Social awareness–including awareness and control of physical presence
- Awareness of support network and willingness to use it
- Independent thought
- Flexibility
- Active listening
- Ability to disagree respectfully
- Consideration–tendency to think of others
- Awareness of others & of self
- Emotional literacy–ability to read social cues
- Acceptance of others
- Respect for others
- Appreciation of others
- Patience–with self and with others
- Tenacity
- Negotiation skills
- Active participation in school and education
- Passion for identified interests
- Gratitude
- Appreciation of the power of choice