Creating a Culture of Life-Ready Learners

About the Program

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Year: 2020

The rapidly changing workforce has expanded our understanding of what it means to provide every child with an education that prepares them for a full and productive life. Students today must compete in a global, knowledge-based, innovation-centered economy. Students must also have opportunities to cultivate their knowledge, skills and aptitudes necessary to thrive in an increasingly diverse and global society. Because of this, Henrico County Public Schools developed a “learner profile” that would synthesize seemingly different frameworks into a common vision for all students. The profile addresses the question: what should Henrico students learn and how should they learn it? The various elements of the Henrico Learner Profile include - Middle school transformation; STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and math); a teaching innovation progression chart; the “Profile of a Virginia Graduate”; and College and Career Readiness.