“How important are the 7Cs to me and my students?

” “How can I use the 7Cs to provide quality

teaching?”

7CS develop young people’s strong mastery of content knowledge, as well as the acquisition of
a variety of soft skills.

The 4Cs framework is soon expanded into the 7Cs to address the fundamental changes to
lifestyles, knowledge acquisition, and ways of thinking in the 21st century. 

The 7Cs of the 21st-century learning

The 7Cs are: Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, information, and media
literacy, Computing and ICT literacy, Cross-cultural understanding, and Career and learning self-
reliance.

Critical thinking
The ability to solve problems and reason effectively.

The work culture is increasingly demanding flexible analytical skills, therefore, being able
to analyze and reason effectively and integrate diverse sources of information
systematically into problem-solving is a huge strength in any career.

Creativity
The ability to think creatively, to work creatively with others, and to implement
innovations.

The 21st century demands continuously innovating new services, better processes, and
improved products for the well-being of humans and the global economy. It is no
surprise that creative work is highly valued.

Collaboration
The ability to cooperate, to compromise, to achieve consensus, and to build community.

Collaboration is the nature of how work is accomplished in our civic and work lives.
Much of the significant work is accomplished in teams, and nowadays, global teams.
Communication, information, and media literacy
The ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a diverse environment; access and
evaluate information, and analyze, use, and create media effectively.

The power of the media and the ubiquity of communication technologies in all aspects
of life make strong communication skills even more important. The ability to effectively
analyze and process the overwhelming amount of communication and media content is
immensely needed in many careers.

Computing and ICT literacy

The ability to apply technology effectively and ethically

Successful modern businesses and organizations rely heavily on technologies to

operate. Knowing how to apply suitable technology will significantly benefit your life
and career path.

Cross-cultural understanding
The ability to minimize barriers across diverse ethnic groups, cultures, and ideas, such as
preconceptions, prejudices, and stereotypes that distort our understanding of other
people and hinder us from working effectively and creatively with team members
regardless of the diverse differences.

Understanding and accommodating cultural and social differences, and using these
differences to come up with even more creative ideas and solutions to problems, will be
increasingly important throughout this century. Cross-cultural interaction skills both
online and face-to-face in the international working environment are more important
than ever.

Career and learning self-reliance

The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally
competitive information age and to manage changes. The capacity to commit to lifelong
learning for developing adequate life and career skills.

In a rapidly changing world full of uncertainties, committing to lifelong learning builds

the resilience to adapt to changes. Every career path requires constant updating of skills
and knowledge in the 21st century.

The 7Cs in education give opportunities to bridge our everyday teaching and school
education with what our young people will need when they are out in the world.
 21st century skills:

 Critical thinking
 Communication skills
 Creativity
 Problem solving
 Perseverance
 Collaboration
 Information literacy
 Technology skills and digital literacy
 Media literacy
 Global awareness
 Self-direction
 Social skills
 Literacy skills
 Civic literacy
 Social responsibility
 Innovation skills
 Thinking skills

21st century skills refer to the knowledge, life skills, career skills, habits, and traits that are critically
important to student success in today’s world.

How is your curriculum map aligned with the school's PVMGO?

- We are not aligning it in our objectives. We only align it