Habits of mind : successful people mindfully and skilfully apply the

habits of mind to come up with intelligent responses when

subjugated to an unfamiliar situation. This and social emotional
learning lay the foundations of how the school curriculum is carried
out; alongside DPICK Diversity, Passion, Integrity, Compassion,
Knowledge the core values.

HOM consists of 16 pointers:

1) Remaining open to continuous learning
2) Being persistent and seeing through any task undertaken
3) Striving to be accurate
4) Gathering data through all senses
5) Managing impulsivity
6) Metacognition thinking about thinking, reviewing
strategies
7) Think openly
8) Thinking flexibly
9) Taking responsible risks
10) Retaining the sense of humour
11) Thinking interdependently
12) Listening with understanding and empathy
13) Retaining a zest for life
14) Apply Past knowledge to new situations
15) Creating, imagining, innovating
16) Questioning and posing problems