Habits of Mind and Heart

Wildwood’s secondary program is built around developing Habits of Mind and Heart that will serve students in their life-long pursuit of learning. Our curriculum, assignments, assessments, and all else we do at Wildwood are based on these habits.

The Habit of Perspective:

The ability to address questions from multiple viewpoints and to use a variety of ways to solve problems.

The Habit of Evidence:

The ability to bring together relevant information, to judge the credibility of sources, to find out for oneself.

The Habit of Connection:

The ability to look for patterns and ways that things fit together in order to utilize diverse material to form new solutions.

The Habit of Convention:

The ability to acknowledge accepted standards in any area in order to be understood and to understand others.

The Habit of Service to the Common Good:

The ability to recognize the effects of one’s actions upon others, coupled with the desire to make the community a better place for all.

The Habit of Collaboration:

The ability to work effectively with others, accepting and giving appropriate assistance.

The Habit of Ethical Behavior:

The ability to understand how personal values influence behavior and to live one’s life according to ethical principles.