page_title: Challenger Early College High School
section_title: 21st Century Skills
hierarchical_section_title: Challenger Early College High School / Learning programs / 21st Century Skills
caption_attribution_description: English: Framework for 21st Century Learning
context_page_description: Challenger Early College High School is a public secondary school in Hickory, North Carolina, United States on the campus of Catawba Valley Community College. Challenger Early College High School is ranked the top high school in Catawba County Schools.
context_section_description: 21st Century Skills is a growing education movement towards teaching students using with new and creative approaches rather than traditional ways.  The framework for 21st Century Skills propose not only including core subjects (i.e., English, mathematics, science, etc.), but also 21st century content, learning and thinking skills, ICT literacy, ad life skills.  Challenger Early College High School incorporates this through Global Impact and Connections, which are required classes.  In these classes, students learn about global awareness in additional to what has been termed the Four Cs of 21st century learning: critical-thinking, problem-solving, communication skills, collaboration skills.  However, the core of 21st Century Skills is the assessment design.  Students constantly write reflections and assess their own progress in their learning.  Also, the school uses school-wide rubrics based on 21st Century Skills to ensure that students are working on these skills throughout their entire high school career.
caption: Framework for 21st Century Learning
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