Page 11 - Guidance Education 11-12 (2006)

10 THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12: GUIDANCE AND CAREER EDUCATION
Strands
The curriculum expectations for courses in the Grade 9 to 12 guidance and career education program are organized into a number of different strands, or major areas of knowledge and skills.
The strands in the Grade 11 DesigningYour Future course are: • Personal Knowledge and Management Skills
• Interpersonal Knowledge and Skills
• Exploration of Opportunities
• PreparationforTransitionsandChange
The strands in the Grade 11 Leadership and Peer Support course are: • Personal Knowledge and Management Skills
• Interpersonal Knowledge and Skills
• Exploration of Opportunities
The strands in the Grade 12 Advanced Learning Strategies course are: • Learning Skills
• Personal Management
• Exploration of Opportunities
• PreparationforTransitionsandChange
The strands in the Grade 12 Navigating the Workplace course are: • EssentialSkillsforWorkingandLearning
• Personal Management
• Exploration of Opportunities
• PreparationforTransitionsandChange
Each of these strands is described below.
Learning Skills. In this strand, students develop learning and thinking skills and strategies. They discover how to manage their own learning and acquire knowledge and skills that they can transfer to a variety of situations related to learning, work, and daily life. Along with liter- acy and numeracy skills, they develop the habits and skills they need in order to become self- directed, lifelong learners.
Essential Skills for Working and Learning. This strand focuses on the development of the nine essential skills that have been identified by the Government of Canada and other national and international agencies as necessary for success in any occupation.These essential skills are reading text, document use, writing, numeracy, oral communication, thinking skills, working with others, computer use, and continuous learning. Students learn about the importance and transferability of the essential skills and become actively involved in developing and applying them in preparation for future work. Students practise selected workplace essential skills in authentic situations, using real workplace materials, both at school and in community and workplace settings