Career Education

Career Education 6 & 7

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Big Ideas
Our attitudes toward careers are influenced by our view of ourselves as well as by our friends, family, and community. Our personal digital identity forms part of our public identity. Practising respectful, ethical, inclusive behaviour prepares us for the expectations of the workplace. Leadership represents good planning, goal-setting, and collaboration. Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules. New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options.
Curricular Competency
Content
Students are working on developing the following areas:

  • Recognize their personal preferences, skills, strengths, and abilities and connect them to possible career choices
  • Question self and others about how their personal public identity can have both positive and negative consequences
  • Examine the importance of service learning and the responsibility of individuals to contribute to the community and the world
  • Appreciate the importance of respect, inclusivity, and other positive behaviours in diverse, collaborative learning, and work environments
  • Question self and others about the reciprocal relationship between self and community
  • Use entrepreneurial and innovative thinking to solve problems
  • Demonstrate leadership skills through collaborative activities in the school and community
  • Demonstrate safety skills in an experiential learning environment
  • Set realistic short- and longer-term learning goals, define a path, and monitor progress
  • Recognize the influence of peers, family, and communities on career choices and attitudes toward work
  • Appreciate the value of new experiences, innovative thinking and risk taking in broadening their career options
  • Explore volunteer opportunities and other new experiences outside school and recognize their value in career development
  • Apply project management skills to support career development
 We will be investigating the following content this year:

  • Personal Development
    • goal-setting strategies
    • self-assessment
    • project management
    • leadership
    • problem-solving and decision-making strategies
  • Connections to Community
    • local and global needs and opportunities
    • cultural and social awareness
    • global citizenship
    • volunteer opportunities
  • Life and Career Plan
    • factors affecting types of jobs in the community
    • technology in learning and working
    • role of mentors, family, community, school, and personal network in decision making