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Portrait of a Graduate
Portrait of a Graduate
Wyomissing Area believes that its Spartan graduates should have a set of skills, attributes, and competencies to Inspire Excellence, One Spartan at a Time!
Our Portrait of a Graduate serves as a long-term guide for shaping the student experience. It influences curriculum, instruction, and school priorities to better prepare students for success beyond school. By aligning our work with the skills and mindsets in the Portrait, we’re building a more intentional, inclusive, and future-ready learning environment for all.
Here is what our faculty have to say about the journey so far:
Empathy: “My students, working in various groups and think/pair/share partners, are constantly being exposed to various viewpoints.”
Content Literacy: “I address content literacy in my health class by connecting the content to their life issues. We are currently discussing vaping and the nicotine phenomenon that has taken over adolescence over the last 5 years. We are currently doing a gallery walkthrough where students are researching in groups to tell of the harmful effects and the marketing strategies used by major tobacco and vape companies to promote their products to adolescents and consumers of all ages.
Collaboration: “By utilizing the Building Thinking Classroom procedures I engage students in collaborative learning weekly, even daily. Students are placed into random groups (which change daily) and are asked to work through problems and new information. Students must work together and engage in critical thinking skills to problem solve and learn as a team.”
Global Awareness: “My students use AI features, learn history in order to practice cultural sensitivity, read various pieces of fiction and non-fiction to be exposed to multiple cultures and viewpoints. We also have used worldwide pen pals, Model UN forums and class debates on real world problems.”
Critical Thinking: “Self-discovery of various ways to solve a problem and let the student choose which way they want to solve the problem; classroom collaboration; real-life examples; community issues, how do we solve them? implications of history, why do we repeat it in specific situations; bills and laws and their implications.”
Communication: “I do a lesson every year that focuses on the various types of communication. This includes several activities where the students work together to explore the types of communication and the pros and cons to each. The students are asked to consider how miscommunication can affect them.”
Perseverance: “I teach my students to monitor their progress by chunking assignments and reteaching when necessary. We identify small goals and we conference to determine growth or progress toward goals.”
Integrity: “The Jr./Sr. High has used GRAD tickets for years to reward variety of behaviors. The D stands for Do the Right Thing. Though this is vague, people know appropriate and kind behavior when the see it. I love that Wyo celebrates this!”