Learner Outcomes
Today’s young people live in a complex and changing world
The five XQ Learner Outcomes provide a north star for the teaching and learning all young people need. They point the way for high schools where students develop as XQ Learners—deeply engaged in their own learning and fully prepared for all the future has to offer.
Masters of All Fundamental Literacies
Critical readers and compelling writers. Mathematical, numeric, data, and visual thinkers. Inquisitive learners who are building the academic core necessary to prepare for college, career, and life.
Holders of Foundational Knowledge
Curious people who are knowledgeable about the world. Its history and culture. Its sciences and underlying mathematics. Its biology and cultural currency. Engaged participants who are key to creating a more just and functional democracy—who participate fully in all America has to offer.
Original Thinkers for an Uncertain World
Sense-makers—dealing with conflicting knowledge. Generative thinkers—creating many ideas in ambiguous and new situations. Creative thinkers—reframing, imagining, and seeing problems from different perspectives.
Generous Collaborators
Self-aware team members who bring their strengths. Talent-seekers who find the expertise of others. Essential co-creators—because of what they bring, and how they show up. Inquisitive world citizens who seek out—and respect—a rich variety of points of view.
Learners for Life
Self-driven, self-directed. Curious learners—about themselves, and the world. Inventors of their own learning paths, careers, and lives.
XQ Competencies
Derived from the five XQ Learner Outcomes, the XQ Competencies provide an actionable framework to design and deliver relevant and interdisciplinary learning experiences, assess and certify learning, and fulfill meaningful accountability purposes.
