2. JSEA Ralph E. Metts, S.J. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation Loving

3. Prelection What is it?What is it? Prelection is a traditional Jesuit teaching method of previewing or surveying both an entire class period or section of a course and homework assignments.Prelection is a traditional Jesuit teaching method of previewing or surveying both an entire class period or section of a course and homework assignments.

4. Prelection What are the characteristics that you expect a graduate of a Jesuit high school to have at graduation?What are the characteristics that you expect a graduate of a Jesuit high school to have at graduation?

5. Prelection What areas beside academic ones do you include in your expectations?What areas beside academic ones do you include in your expectations?

6. Prelection How does your Jesuit high school foster those characteristics?How does your Jesuit high school foster those characteristics?

7. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation In one sense, the graduate is a threshold person: In one sense, the graduate is a threshold person: – he or she is on or rapidly approaching the threshold of young adulthood

8. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation The world of childhood has been left behind definitively The world of childhood has been left behind definitively

9. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation The movement from childhood toward adulthood... has also involved The movement from childhood toward adulthood... has also involved – Physical growth

10. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation Emotional growth Emotional growth

11. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation and mental development and mental development which brought out strengths, abilities, and characteristics which adults and peers begin to appreciate which brought out strengths, abilities, and characteristics which adults and peers begin to appreciate

12. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation Fluctuating between highs and lows of fear and confidence Fluctuating between highs and lows of fear and confidence

13. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation love and loneliness love and loneliness

14. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation – confusion and success

15. Profile of the Graduate at Graduation On the other hand, the graduate has not reached the maturity of the college senior or an adult On the other hand, the graduate has not reached the maturity of the college senior or an adult

16. Five categories of the Profile I. Open to Growth I. Open to Growth II. Intellectually Competent II. Intellectually Competent III. Religious III. Religious IV. Loving IV. Loving V. Committed to Doing Justice. V. Committed to Doing Justice.

17. Loving is learning to trust the fidelity of some friends, members of the family, and some adults of the school community.is learning to trust the fidelity of some friends, members of the family, and some adults of the school community.

18. Loving has experienced moments when God’s love for him or her as person began to be felt.has experienced moments when God’s love for him or her as person began to be felt.

19. Loving is coming to accept and love oneself as lovable and loved by God and others.is coming to accept and love oneself as lovable and loved by God and others.

20. Loving has begun to come to grips with personal prejudices and stereotypes; communicates more easily with others, especially with peers of other races, religions, nationalities and socio­economic backgrounds.has begun to come to grips with personal prejudices and stereotypes; communicates more easily with others, especially with peers of other races, religions, nationalities and socio­economic backgrounds.

21. Loving has experienced the support of various levels of community in the schoolhas experienced the support of various levels of community in the school

22. Loving has made specific contributions to building up the school communityhas made specific contributions to building up the school community

23. Loving feels more at ease with persons of the opposite sex.feels more at ease with persons of the opposite sex.

24. Loving is beginning to integrate sexuality into his or her whole personality.is beginning to integrate sexuality into his or her whole personality.

25. Loving has begun to appreciate deeper personal friendships, but is also learning that not all relationships are profound and long lasting.has begun to appreciate deeper personal friendships, but is also learning that not all relationships are profound and long lasting.

26. Loving through service of others, is beginning to appreciate the satisfaction of giving of oneself for other people and thereby finding life enriched.through service of others, is beginning to appreciate the satisfaction of giving of oneself for other people and thereby finding life enriched.

27. Loving is more capable of putting self in another person’s place and understanding what that person is feeling.is more capable of putting self in another person’s place and understanding what that person is feeling.

28. Loving is more sensitive to the beauty of the created universe and is more caring about life and the natural environment.is more sensitive to the beauty of the created universe and is more caring about life and the natural environment.