Part III: Graduation Outcomes
Graduates of Saint Joseph Academy will be able to:
1. apply Roman Catholic teaching to the analysis of personal and social issues; 2. speak and write English clearly and fluently for formal and informal communication; 3. listen to and read English critically, intelligently evaluating the validity of spoken and written arguments; 4. communicate in a second language through the written and spoken word; 5. use critical thinking, mathematical problem-solving, and scientific methods to draw and apply conclusions; 6. apply a comprehensive understanding of our world - its geography, cultures, histories, and the natural and social processes that govern it - to the analysis of current events; 7. conduct and report research across disciplines; 8. use with skill the techniques of one (performing or visual) artistic medium;
9. utilize calculators, computers and the internet as tools for research, wordprocessing, data management, multi-media presentations, and reference. They are prepared to:
1. participate in the worship and mission of the Church - particularly in service to the least favored - in an active and informed manner; 2. employ the principles and skills of fitness and exercise, wellness, safety, teamwork and good sportsmanship; 3. lead productive lives marked by respect, generosity and compassion, effective planning and decision-making, fruitful collaboration with others, and functional processes for solving personal, interpersonal and situational problems; 4. succeed in university studies.
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