Identifying personal strengths and abilities – “Students acknowledge their strengths and abilities, and they intentionally consider these as assets, helping them in all aspects of their lives. Students understand that they are unique and are a part of larger, and often multiple, communities. They explain how they are using their strengths and abilities in their families, their relationships, and their communities.”

Our goal is to encourage students to identify and acknowledge their strengths and abilities, and to activate students’ voices. Students had the opportunity to think about and to say who they are to the world around them. Using the Spiral of Inquiry framework, students returned to their Identity Maps multiple times to reflect on, add or change their words.