life skills

Harmony Union School District has adopted the following Life Skills as the foundation to our work with each other.  These Life Skills are core attitudes, behaviors, and values that determine a student's academic and personal success in school and beyond.

• CARING:  showing concern for others
• COMMON SENSE:  using good judgement
• CONFIDENCE:  feeling able to do it
• COOPERATION:  working with others to reach a goal
• CURIOSITY:  wanting to learn or know about a full range of things
• EFFORT:  working to do your best at all things
• FLEXIBILITY:  changing plans when necessary
• FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS:  keeping your mind on steps to complete a task
• INTEGRITY:  being honest and standing up for your beliefs
• INITIATIVE:  moving into action on your own
• MATURITY:  ability to control your actions
• MOTIVATION:  wanting to move forward
• ORGANIZATION:  keeping things in an orderly, readily usable way
• PATIENCE:  waiting calmly for someone or something
• PERSEVERANCE:  completing what you start no matter what happens
• PROBLEM SOLVING:  putting what you know and what you can do into action
• SAFETY:  making sure that your actions are safe for everyone
• RESPECT:  showing consideration for others
• RESPONSIBILITY:  being accountable for what you do and say
• RISK:  taking on new challenges to improve yourself
• TEAMWORK:  working together in a united effort
• TRUST:  believing in another person or thing