COMMITMENT:   ....To my learning through perseverance and self-discipline.  To others.

CONFIDENCE:        .. In myself, having courage to take risks, applying what I know.

COOPERATION:    . ..Collaborating.  Knowing when to lead and when to follow.

CREATIVITY:       ......Imaginative thinking in my approach to situations, actions, and issues.

CURIOSITY:        .......About the nature of learning and of the world and its people.

EMPATHY:          ..... .Projecting myself into another's situation in order to understand.

ENTHUSIASM:         .Enjoying learning. Enjoying life!

INDEPENDENCE:     Thinking and acting, making my own decisions based on reasoning.

INTEGRITY:          .....Having a firm sense of fairness and honesty.  Able to do the right thing.

RESPECT:             ......For myself, others, and the world around us.

TOLERANCE:          ..Having a sensitivity toward differences of all kinds. Taking a positive interest.