BRIGHT MINDS

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WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A TAFT EDUCATION?

WHAT WILL TAFT GRADUATES KNOW?

WHAT SKILLS WILL THEY BRING TO THE TABLE?

WHAT DO WE TEACH, AND HOW AND WHY DO WE TEACH IT?

We asked these questions of ourselves, and worked hard as a community to develop meaningful answers by deeply and thoroughly studying the academic life of the school and the demands of the global community in the 21st century. The result is the Taft School Portrait of a Graduate. It helps shape curriculum and define creative opportunities for reflective learning. It is a living document, one that is continuously examined and adapted as we prepare our graduates for the world outside of Taft. It tells us that Taft graduates are intellectually curious, resourceful, and actively engaged. They are thinkers, doers, and lifelong learners. Taft graduates work cooperatively and collaboratively, putting common purpose before individual need. They are self-reliant, disciplined, and courageous risk takers who express themselves clearly, purposefully, and creatively in word and in deed. They are technologically adept, and they are innovators. Portrait of a Graduate is an academic roadmap and a moral compass. It tells us that our graduates will act with honor and integrity, serve others unselfishly, respect authentically, and possess a moral worldview that helps create compassionate, inclusive, and socially just communities. Taft graduates are self-aware, and they are prepared to take their place in the world.