Core Competency Reflection
Jordan Low

Communicating

   In Science class the final project was a group project, and I worked very well with my partner by communicating to him regularly about what I was doing on the project without him (the same him to me) and we got a great grade
 While playing soccer I work together with my team on a daily basis by using lots of communication to tell my teammates instructions, I also have to listen for their instructions
 This year I have collaborated with a bunch of teens and young adults to volunteer with Syrian refugees and lots of communication is involved in things such as planning the events
 For the past couple of months, I have volunteered twice a month on Sundays working together with a couple other people to teach Sunday school where I have to work well with my peers and demonstrate good communication for the lesson plans
 In P.E we had a group dance project where my group worked very well together and had a great time in, even though none of us actually like dance that much this was due to the fact that we never argued with each other on what to do which made everything go smoothly

Critical and Reflective Thinking

 Last semester in math the first half of the semester I studied for tests by just looking over my work but for the second semester I reflected and used critical thinking to find the best way for me to study. I found that I study best when I write things down and after that my grade improved massively
 When figuring out if something I read is true, I try to find multiple sources which support what I have read
 After any test or game, I try to reflect on how I prepared for it and (how if it didn’t work) I could prepare better in the future
 When doing this project, I had to reflect on how I have used certain competencies which demonstrated critical thinking to come up with the examples

Social Awareness and Responsibility

 I have been volunteering with Syrian refugees, which makes me happy because I feel like I’m making a small difference in my community
 I have been volunteering in my church to teach little kids Sunday school which I feel is another way I have been helping my community
 I generally am very positive when my peers are feeling down and always try and help them look at their situation in a more positive way to hopefully help them feel a bit better
 I am the captain of my soccer team which puts a lot of responsibility on me for certain things such as helping control my teammates temper, so they don’t get sent off and encouraging my teammates when they need it
 I like to think I am good at knowing when someone is feeling down if they want support or just want to be left alone