The Jedi Code

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The Jedi Code
Using a Students Encompassing as a Tool for
Academic Success
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Benefits of Using Encompassing

• Provides relatable information for how to deal
  with every day life
• Establishes an order to a school day
• Provides rules of engagement with other students

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Terminology Key

• Padawan A Jedi in training.
• Jedi Master A Jedi who teaches or has mastered
  the force or lightsaber in such a way as to be
  recognized for his/her skill.
• Jedi Council Serves as the governing body of the
  Jedi Order.
• Jedi Code The set of standards all Jedi strive
  to meet and live by.

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Terminology Key

• Journey Challenges given to a candidate weekly
  to help him/her better follow the Jedi Code.
• Meditation the candidate practicing an exercise
  in stealth by attempting not to be noticed in
  the halls of the Jedi Academy
• Jedi Academy A place where people are trained in
  the ways of the Jedi.

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Role of the Staff
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Responsibility
"Deliver more than you promise. The best way to
be always certain of this is to deliver much,
even when you promise nothing." ?Jedi Master
Tho-Mes Drei
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Responsibility Examples

• Show up to class on time
• Bring agenda
• Write daily assignments in agenda
• With prompting
• Without prompting
• Complete assignments on time
• Extensions given when appropriate

• Complete homework on time
• Extensions given when appropriate
• Uses bins/crates to access necessary materials
• With prompting
• Without prompting

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Self-Discipline
"Learn to recognize when speed is not important.
Race when being first is important move at your
own pace at all other times. It is not necessary
to always strike the first blow, to provide the
first solution, or to reach a goal before
anyone else does. In fact, it is sometimes vital
to strike the last blow, to give the
final answer, or to arrive after everyone else.
-Jedi Master Wiwa
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Self-Discipline Examples

• Actions do not distract other students
• Asked to stop
• Ends behavior independently
• Limit aerial battles to 5 minutes in class
• Use appropriate techniques to participate in
  conversations
• Initiate
• Maintain
• Terminate

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Public Service

• Participate in groups
• Sit within close proximity
• Participate in class discussions
• Contribute to the discussion
• Say something positive within the class period

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How a Journey Works

• The candidate will be given an objective each
  week which corresponds with a journey in the Jedi
  Code
• The overall goal of the objectives are for the
  candidate to meet with more success than failure.
  

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How a Journey Works

• Objectives are only a week long.
• If the candidate is successful with an objective
  the candidate earns a reward.
• If the candidate fails to meet an objective the
  candidate will revisit that objective at a later
  time.

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Breaks During a Journey

• The candidate may receive one 5 minute
  meditation break each class period, if needed.
• May get a drink of water
• No talking

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Assessing the Objective through Data Collection

• Each week the candidates participating Jedi
  Masters will fill out a form assessing the
  candidates performance.
• Objectives will range from daily data recording
  to only recording data on specific days.

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Additional Resources

• Star Wars Miniature Game
• How to Build a Lightsaber
• Star Wars Trivia
• Connecting the movies to now

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"Remember abilities are not inherently good or
evil, it's how you use them." ?Jedi Master Kyle
Katarn