The Reading Public Schools is embarking on a six month journey in designing a PreK-12 Portrait of the Graduate.  As part of this experience, a Portrait of the Graduate Design Team, composed of educators, community members and students will be overseeing this process.

The POG design team will be hosting a community showing of the documentary, Most Likely to Succeed, by Ted Dintersmith and Tony Wagner.  A powerful documentary examining education in America and inspiring school communities to reimagine what students and teachers are capable of doing.  This showing will be on Thursday, February 27^th, at 6:00 p.m. in the RMHS Endslow Fine and Performing Arts Center.  There is no charge to attend this event.  A link to the trailer is below.

A feature-length documentary that examines the history of education in the United States, revealing the growing shortcomings of conventional education methods in today’s innovative world. The film explores compelling new approaches that aim to revolutionize teaching as we know it, inspiring school communities to reimagine what students and teachers are capable of doing. To date, Most Likely To Succeed has screened for thousands of audiences around the world, igniting conversations and empowering change along the way.

As part of this evening, we will be getting feedback from those who attend on three important questions:

• What are the hopes, aspirations, and dreams that our community has for our young people?
• What are the skills and habits of mind that our children need for success in this rapidly changing and complex world?
• What are the implications for the learning experiences we provide in our school systems?

The members of the Portrait of the Graduate Design Team are below.