Core
Knowledge & Skills
The
Core Knowledge and Skills area of the curriculum is comprised
of 29 competencies. The competencies in this area cover a wide
range of skills and knowledge, including: critical thinking and
argument; critical understanding of social issues and institutions,
and developing the tools to understand and impact communities,
institutions, and the democratic process. In demonstrating these
competencies students will have the opportunity to deepen their
understanding of culture and cultural influences, history, economics,
and policy development.
The
competencies in the Core Knowledge and Skills area are distributed
across the four “developmental” levels, as indicated
below and on the CPCS learning plan. At each level, there are
both REQUIRED competencies, which all CPCS students
must complete, and selections of ELECTIVE competencies.
Demonstration of the skills and knowledge culminate in the capstone
competency at Level IV.
Level
One:
Level
Two:
Level Three:
Level Four -- The Capstone:
