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Senior Portfolio

Requirements

In order to graduate, students must complete their Senior Portfolio in addition to their required classes. 

The Senior Portfolio is a Graduation Requirement for Rudsdale High School. The process requires students to reflect on their personal growth, work-based learning experiences, and post-secondary plans.   Each student completes a 30 minute reflective presentation to a panel of 3-4 adults, referencing their academic experiences at Rudsdale and demonstrating they have a solid post secondary plan.  The school pathway’s expected student outcomes are referred to as the 4Cs: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking.  Units are designed to address one or more of these elements.  As part of the portfolio process, students explain how each project developed one or more of these four competencies.  

The 4 Cs:
 Communication: Ability to share thoughts, questions, ideas and solutions 

  • Communicate in Diverse Environments and Formats
  • Effective Listening
  • Knowing Your Audience and Having a Clear Purpose

Collaboration: Ability to build towards goals utilizing the talents, skills and expertise to work with others.

  • Leadership & Initiative
  • Responsibility & Productivity
  • Give and Receive Feedback

Creativity: Ability to try new approaches to getting things done leads to innovation and invention 

  • Identify influences/inspiration and applying new ideas with design in mind
  • Implementing design tech tools and build/sketch prototypes (drafts) during the design process
  • Collect or brainstorm original ideas for a new approach to problem solving

Critical Thinking: Ability to look at a problem in a new way and link learning across subjects and disciplines.

  • Interpret, analyze and evaluate information (question the source)
  • Make strong arguments with evidence including opposing or alternative arguments
  • Research and design possible solutions


Elements of the portfolio include:

  • Presentation
  • Reflection on academic experiences and a demonstration of academic competency
  • Reflection on their post secondary plan
  • Slideshow
  • Resume and cover letter
  • Completed application for post secondary educational or training opportunity
  • Completed application for financial aid