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11 | Core Skills
Core Skills Overview
What is Core Skills?
In Core Skills, an Eagle masters a
foundation for a life of learning. This
Students create and includes:
• Math
sign a Contract of Promises • Reading
• Writing
describing how each individual Core Skills When does Core Skills happen?
Each morning, Eagles dedicate 2 ½ - 3
hours.
will act and the consequences * Younger Eagles have dedicated time
for each Core Skill; more advanced
for violating community norms. Eagles organize their own Core Skills
time.
How are Core Skills goals set?
• Guides offer: (A) a menu of
Mentor teams encourage younger challenges; (B) points and badge
requirements for each; (C)
and older students to listen, affirm, dedicated time for each Core Skill
for younger Eagles.
• Eagles set goals each morning and
set goals and hold each other report on them each afternoon.
• Eagle Running Squads meet at
accountable. the beginning and end of each
week to support each other.
“Learn to Be” badges that celebrate How is progress measured?
• Points for incremental progress
character and completing leadership • Badges for topics mastered
• Online dashboards for analytic
feedback
challenges.
