Family Handbook 2023-24

HC-X: HAVERGAL’S INNOVATION HUB

Digital Micro-Credentials (Grades 9 to 12): An HC-X Learning Experience Opportunity

What Are Digital Micro-Credentials? Digital Micro-credentials are future-ready learning experiences provided by HC-X—Havergal’s innovation hub—working in partnership with experts in nascent and emerging fields of work: these experiences are dynamic, flexible and verifiable through a digital credential granted upon successful completion. They are “micro” because they are discrete, contained learning experiences that take less than 20 hours to complete; they are “digital” because the learning is delivered primarily virtually and the credential is granted through a digital wallet and is stored on the blockchain. These credentials are created by HC-X, but once completed, the credential is owned by the student beyond their time at Havergal College and can be shared through their digital networks (LinkedIn, etc.). Havergal believes digital micro-credentials allow our students to join leading secondary and post-secondary educational institutions that are providing students with verifiable, mobile, stable and valuable assets of identity that will distinguish and serve them now and into the future. Benefits of an HC-X Micro-credential: ✓ Learn from experts: We are partnering with Harvard Student Agencies, Inspirit AI, who bring MIT and Stanford Instructors, and Old Girls/Alums who are working and leading in these spaces. ✓ Gain experience: Learn about things you don’t know about but might love, with little risk and just a little bit of your time, and build networks while you are at it. ✓ Show off your interests, passions and experiences: HC-X Digital Micro-credentials are shareable on socials, like LinkedIn, and are verifiable on Blockchain. ✓ Deepen and extend learning beyond your classes, co-curriculars and current interests.

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