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The JROTC curriculum, which fully or partially addresses a number of national academic standards – to include Common Core State Standards (CCSS) – includes coursework on leadership, civics, geography, and global awareness, health, and wellness, language arts, life skills, and U.S. history. The curriculum is based on the principles of performance-based, learner-centered education and promotes development of core abilities: capacity for life-long learning, communication, responsibility for actions and choices, good citizenship, respectful treatment of others, and critical thinking techniques.

More important than “what” is learned in JROTC is “how” it is learned. Every classroom is equipped with leading-edge technologies to teach, assess, and report student progress. Teachers are trained to utilize a range of technologies and develop social/emotional skills, support academic content through gaming and simulations, and promote the role of social media. Thus, students engage in meaningful, purposeful activities that lead them to demonstrate success through a portfolio of accomplishments.

Every learning experience in the curriculum addresses Core Abilities, Program Outcomes, and Course Competencies; building on their developing skills and abilities, which are critical to success in high school and post-secondary career.

CORE ABILITIES

Core Abilities describe the broad, life-long skills that every Cadet needs for success in future life and career endeavors. The core abilities are a result of the goals and values that drive the JROTC program and are built upon the program’s four years through integrating various lesson competencies and skills throughout the JROTC curriculum. The Core Abilities are:

• Apply critical thinking techniques

• Build your capacity for life-long learning

• Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and written techniques

• Do your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country, and the world

• Take responsibility for your actions and choices

• Treat self and others with respect

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

The Army JROTC Curriculum is an accredited high school elective focusing on the development of better citizens by building skills in leadership, citizenship, life success, geography, cultural awareness, wellness, and fitness in a structured, collaborative, and interactive environment.

The JROTC curriculum has been crosswalked with the 9-12th grade ELA Common Core Standards and the Numbers and Quantity Mathematics Common Core Standard. The Crosswalk between the JROTC curriculum and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) can be found in the Curriculum Manager (CM), Menu, Global Resources, State Standards to the Common Core tab. Standards linked or associated with JROTC lesson outcomes do not imply that the outcomes meet the requirements for acquisition of core subject area credit. However, by linking the Common Core ELA and Math as appropriate, the curriculum provides a picture of how JROTC curriculum supports core areas such as English/Language Arts, History, Social Studies, Science and Technology.