BC Graduation Portfolio Requirement
Carver requires each student to create a Graduate Portfolio, through which students will learn to take an active and reflective role in their own education.
"At Carver, we take these portfolios seriously-perhaps more seriously than other schools. We believe these portfolios hold a lot of value for our students, and so we encourage our students to take them seriously as well. The graduates' presentations are really quite moving, as students present what they have learned about themselves, and who they have become over their four years here." - Paul Tigchelaar, Principal
From the BC Graduate Portfolio Guide:
Portfolio experiences help students by encouraging them to:
- Become more aware of their learning
- Act and reflect
- Set goals and make decisions
- Practice self-evaluation
- Think critically
- Solve problems
- Develop creativity
- Apply learning strategies
- Value learning
- Promotes self-directedness
- Develops personal responsibility
- Enhances self-esteem
- Develops pride in quality accomplishments
- Stimulates creativity
- Celebrates individuality
- Develops social responsibility
