TVT Graduates | Leaders, Innovators & Changemakers | TVT Community Day School

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`Portrait` of a Graduate

We don’t just `prepare students` for what’s next. `We prepare them for anything.`

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Portrait of a Graduate

Tomorrow’s Leaders `Today`

Our Portrait of a Graduate defines the essential competencies students develop over the course of their TK–12 journey. These aren’t abstract ideals; they’re intentionally taught, meaningfully practiced, and deeply lived.
Through a values-based, inquiry-driven education, TVT students grow into adaptable thinkers, ethical leaders, and compassionate community members, ready to thrive in college, career, and life.

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Lives a Life of Character

Guided by Values. Grounded in Integrity.

Makes ethical decisions for the common good, even when it’s not easy.
Integrates TVT’s core values into a way of being: Truth (Emet), Respect (Kavod), Kindness (Chessed), Repair the World (Tikkun Olam), Justice (Tzedek), and Community (Klal Yisrael).

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`Lives a Life Inspired by Jewish Values`

Rooted in Tradition. Open to the World.

Finds in Jewish values and texts a moral and ethical compass, spirituality, intellectual discipline, tradition, culture, and community.
Understands the ongoing narrative of the Jewish people and cares for their wellbeing.

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Inquires and Thinks Critically

Curious Minds. Thoughtful Questions. Real Understanding.

Collects, assesses, and analyzes information in the pursuit of knowledge, applying systematic investigations to the subjects of one’s curiosity.
Supports claims with evidence as well as reasoned and reflective analysis.

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Creates and Innovates

Inventing Tomorrow with Purpose and Possibility.

Combines the seemingly unrelated into original ideas and works of personal and social value.
Builds, shapes, and develops with a sensitivity to design.
Identifies complex challenges or problems and then produces, tests, and iterates solutions to address them.

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Communicates & Collaborates

Listening Deeply. Leading Together.

Articulates ideas through spoken, written, and artistic forms
Establishes and maintains healthy and inclusive relationships by practicing self-awareness and self-management skills, and caring for others’ perspectives, including those from diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures
Assists others in pursuit of collective goals, exhibiting adaptability, initiative, and accountability in team settings