The Seven Core Competencies
Adopted as Desired Outcomes by the Trustees of Trinity School March 24, 2011
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. -
Luke 2:52
The Mission of Trinity School is to be a college preparatory community that provides a nurturing environment to enrich the mind, strengthen the body, enliven the soul, and inspire servant leadership.
The Seven Core Competencies are both a distillation of the Mission Statement of Trinity School—what we are committed to doing as a scholastic community—and the very goals or desired outcomes the Faculty & Staff can use to plan our course of study and measure our progress across the entire School. The Core Competencies are the way we put legs on the Mission and Values of the School. They make it much easier to focus our planning and test our progress. If Trinity School is to be truly mission driven, our purpose moves beyond the development of academic skills to address formation of the whole person to the fullest extent of his or her God-given abilities and talents. Thus, we will commit ourselves to the ideal that graduates of Trinity School will . . .
(1) ENGAGE SPIRITUALLY
Graduates of Trinity School will understand the basic tenets of the Christian faith, be equipped with useful knowledge of other religious traditions, practice respect and hospitality, and exemplify servant leadership and a willingness to protect the quality of life of all of God’s creation.
(2) EMBODY CHARACTER
For the purpose of promoting responsibility, fairness, and caring, graduates of Trinity School will exercise leadership, courageously enter conversations, make choices, demonstrate confidence, model exemplary behavior and, consequently, be worthy of trust and respect.
(3) PRACTICE SCHOLARSHIP
Graduates of Trinity School will be active learners, possess a deep understanding of and facility with the foundational ideas of the academic disciplines, thirst for knowledge, be inquisitive, and employ research skills and analytical thinking to the process of discerning the quality, the credibility, or the reasonableness of an idea, argument, or product.
(4) WORK COLLABORATIVELY
Graduates of Trinity School will be loyal and responsible citizens, within the school, the local community, the United States, and the world at large, demonstrating respect for the role that open-mindedness, team work, and cooperation play in building a sustainable future.
(5) TAKE OWNERSHIP
Graduates of Trinity School will take initiative, be flexible, advocate for themselves, manage time and resources, apply problem-solving strategies to support their own learning, evaluate and monitor their own performance, welcome critical feedback, and accept persistence in the face of adversity as key to learning.
(6) COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY
Graduates of Trinity School will listen with empathy and understanding, read with comprehension, think reflectively, and craft clear, concise, and compelling messages – orally, in writing, and artistically – knowing how and when to employ technology to enhance meaning when necessary to the task or audience.
(7) BE WELL
Graduates of Trinity School will be equipped with the habits of mind and body necessary to sustain physical, mental, and emotional wellness.
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