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Advanced Academics

Area of Expertise

What Does Advanced Academics Mean?
A global citizen actively engages in and performs at the highest academic level in one subject area or across multiple disciplines.

What You Need To Do:
Define your advanced accomplishment in terms of a pattern of growth, depth of engagement, and/or problem-solving ability in either a specific discipline or across a breadth of studies.

Will My Reflection Be Approved?
Demonstrate and provide evidence of sustained achievement as an exceptional learner in terms of a pattern of growth, rigour of study, depth of engagement, or problem-solving ability in ONE of the following two:
 

  1. Discipline-specific achievement in one or more areas of the academic curriculum

  2. ​Significant and sustained achievement in breadth of studies

Exemplars

Guiding Questions

Developing new understanding - Overall, how did this experience develop new understandings/change you as a global citizen?

 

  • E.g. How can you extend the skills you demonstrated to achieve advanced academics applicable to other aspects of your life?

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  • How have you shown sustained achievement as an exceptional learner?

  • How would you evaluate your growth and the level of difficulty within the program of study?

  • What are some skills you have developed in order to maintain your
    success?

  • How engaged were you and how did you push through the difficulties in
    pursuit of such a rigorous course of study?

  • Provide evidence of you as an excellent learner (reports, grades, awards,
    etc).

Metacognition

Guiding Questions

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