MENTAL HEALTH

• Resilience
• Perseverance
• Problem-Solving
• Adaptability
• Social-emotional wellness
• Resourcefulness
• Peaceful conflict resolution

COLLABORATION

• Listening
• Openness to other ideas
• Applying many ideas to achieve results
• Working in groups to effect change
• Community

LOVE OF LEARNING

• Curiosity
• Active participation and engagement
• Independent thinking
• Self-motivation
• Life-long learning
• Passionate interests

GOOD CITIZENSHIP

• World Awareness
• Bilingualism, Biculturalism
• Contributing to local, state, national, or global communities and causes 
• Service-orientation
• Community-mindedness
• Environmental consciousness
• Advocacy for self and others
• Good character
• Leadership ability

CREATIVE & CRITICAL THINKING

• Problem-solving
• Logic and reasoning
• Innovation
• Self-confidence
• Growth mindset
• Inquiry
• Artistic expression
• Data literacy

POST-SECONDARY READINESS

• Foundation of knowledge
• Writing and verbal communication skills
• Effective communication
• Reading comprehension
• Applied project skills, including math and financial literacy
• Public speaking and presentation skills
• Technology and media literacy
• Organization and time management skills
• Productivity, hard work and goals

UNIQUENESS OF TELLURIDE

• Community connections
• Well-rounded interests
• Love of nature
• Physical health
• Regional history and geography