Profile of the Ideal Graduate of Jones College Prep at Graduation

In light of the mission of the school, we have created this profile as our “dream” statement of who we hope our students will be on the road to becoming as they walk across their graduation stage. All of our energies are focused on helping students develop as the type of individual described here.

Adolescents are journey people. While we do not believe that students will be finished in developing these characteristics, we believe that the Jones College Prep experience will bring substantial “beginnings” in the following areas. The ideal Jones graduate at graduation would be on the road to becoming…

 

SOCIALLY SKILLED & MATURE

 self motivated

 resourceful

 skilled in time management

 able to work with simultaneous and contradicting realities

 confident in him/herself

 able to take criticism appropriately

 comfortable with confusion and a lack of certainty

 able to take direction

 aware of his/her own attitudes, biases, strengths, and weaknesses

 humble enough to seek out help

 honest

 goal-oriented

 effective in working as part of a team

 studious, with a strong work ethic

 able to struggle and not give up

 able to see the “big picture” and to finish what has been started

 able to rise above obstacles

 skilled socially and able to relate to a variety of people

 skilled in communication

 responsible for his or her own actions

 able to thrive in all sorts of social and professional social situations

 aware of how today’s decisions impact the rest of his/her life

 

COMPASSIONATE

 a moral and civically responsible member of society

 able to enter into meaningful and deep relationships with others

 a person with a sense of belonging to a larger community

 empathetic

 others-centered

 naturally kind

 

SOCIALLY JUST & RESPONSIBLE

 able to look at all parts of ideas and then make judgments

 introspective about his or her own history

 free of stereotypes

 culturally aware

 aware of his/her own ignorance in relation to issues of social justice

 a person of integrity and character

 a person who has a sense of “what you reap is what you sow”

 productive

 aware that personal gifts bear responsibility for doing good in the world

 a person of moral integrity

 centered on issues of justice

 fair-minded

 tolerant

 aware of the world

 someone who wants to make a difference

 aware of and beginning to make sense of issues of environment, globalization, poverty, and other macrocosmic frameworks

 aware of power structures and systems and knows how they impact individuals

 able to function in a diverse world

 

WELL-ROUNDED & HOLISTIC

 able to think “out of the box”

 a person who can make connections across history, subject areas, themes, and ideas

 open to varied experiences and exposures

 able to see the connections among all disciplines

 well-rounded mentally, physically, educationally, and culturally

 able to solve problems

 able to express him or herself publicly, clearly and with imagination

 able to apply knowledge

 an independent thinker regardless of forces that attempt to prevent free inquiry

 enthusiastic and curious

 imaginative

 equipped with a background in science, math, English, technology, critical thinking, literacy in arts and music, and manners

 

INTELLECTUALLY COMPETENT

 a decision maker, a critical/analytical thinker

 aware that he or she is ready for college

 well-read but not in a compartmentalized way

 able to face challenges knowing that “I have seen that before”

 a person who has a solid knowledge base in all areas

 able to feel a life-long connection to Jones

 a person with good presentation skills

 able to apply knowledge to reality

 literate in all areas

 able to absorb information and analyze it

 able to question the information around him or her

 able to apply education to new situations

 a person with a positive attitude toward academic material

 a person who sees connections between traditional academic content and art, music, and theater

 a person with a desire to push academic disciplines to new lengths

 a person who can see a problem in the real world and apply research-based approaches to problem solving

 a life-long learner