Learner Profile
The Learner Profile is a comprehensive framework developed by the Laguna Beach Unified School District, focusing on shaping students into engaged, productive citizens. This initiative, born from two and a half years of discussions with educators, parents, community members, and students, defines key student outcomes beyond academic achievements. It emphasizes the importance of creating meaningful learning experiences centered around the students, aiming not just at academic success but at nurturing individuals who contribute positively to society.
Our students are taught how to thrive. We ensure that every student masters the skills needed for success. They learn the importance of teamwork, how to tackle challenges, empathy, creativity, problem-solving, and more. These are the guiding principles that prepare our students to take on the world. This is our Framework for the Future.
The outer circle represents the four core learning experiences we use to educate our students.
Personalized
Learning is co-constructed based on each learner’s unique strengths, skills, interests, and needs.
Competency-Based
Learning is driven by evidence-based instruction, assessment, and feedback cycle based on progress toward desired knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
Authentic
Meaningful, relevant learning grounded in real-world challenges and applications for authentic audiences.
Equitable and Inclusive
Learning communities are collaborative and culturally relevant, where every learner feels they belong and can tap into their full potential, contributing to the collective success of their community.
The inner wave highlights the five key outcomes cultivated through our four core learning experiences, representing the values and skills students develop.
Constructive Collaborator
Students listen and contribute ideas, perspectives, and experiences to cultivate a learning community with shared trust and accountability.
Empowered Learner
Students maximize potential by setting goals, leading with purpose, embracing challenges, and being resilient.
Creative Problem Solver
Students approach learning opportunities with curiosity, creativity, and innovative solutions.
Empathetic Citizen
Students make a positive impact on the local and global community by modeling personal, civic, social, and global responsibility.
Effective Communicator
Students actively listen, strive to understand others, and seek to be understood.