Council Registry — Official Reference

Foundational Milestone Observation Guide

Foundational Program Cohort (FPC Track)

1. CHARM Values (Character & Leadership)

FPC-C1 — Compassion / Early Sharing

Demonstrates kind behavior, takes turns willingly, and offers positive peer encouragement during group alignment exercises.

FPC-H2 — Honesty / Authentic Effort

Demonstrates sincere effort, listens attentively to direct teacher guidance, and shows willingness to try again after a mistake.

FPC-A3 — Accountability / Readiness

Arrives on time, wears appropriate uniform or artistic attire, and manages personal items responsibly.

FPC-R4 — Respect / Active Listening

Follows classroom expectations, looks directly at the instructor during directions, and remains quiet when others speak.

FPC-M5 — Motivation / Focus & Grit

Sustains personal focus through short practice intervals and maintains positive attitude through repetitive structural cycles.

2. Global Cultural Awareness (GA)

FPC-GA1 — Historical Context Reception

Recognizes and reacts with curious engagement or focused listening to diverse rhythms, classic movement styles, or traditional storytelling elements.

FPC-GA2 — Collaborative Alignment

Adapts successfully to shared spaces, tracks physical or acoustic cues from instructors, and coordinates with collective group pulses.

FPC-GA3 — Creative Self-Expression

Utilizes imagination, physical gestures, or script elements to translate simple feelings or narrative themes into movement, sound, or text.

FPC-GA4 — Shared Project Awareness

Demonstrates cooperative understanding of how individual practice blocks, dialogue sections, or staging segments combine to build a final presentation.

FPC-GA5 — Studio Camaraderie

Demonstrates basic behavioral markers of kindness, active helpfulness, and an encouraging, welcoming attitude toward all studio peers.

3. Performance Mastery (PM)

FPC-PM1 — Local Performance - Intro

Participates within an in-studio open house or introductory showcase, showing poised behavior and routine maintenance under external tracking.

FPC-PM2 — Local Performance - Final

Fulfills performance participation and baseline composure metrics within a formal year-end recital, stage presentation, or showcase.