Page 85 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12: Health and Physical Education, 2015 - revised

Classroom teachers support students in education and career/life planning by providing them with learning opportunities, filtered through the lens of the four inquiry questions, that allow them to apply subject-specific knowledge and skills to work-related situations; explore subject-related education and career/life options; and become competent, self- directed planners. The curriculum expectations in health and physical education courses, particularly the living skills expectations, provide opportunities to relate classroom learning to education and career/life planning that will prepare students for success in school, work, and life. Developing self-awareness as part of personal skills links closely to the question “Who am I?” The living skills expectations that relate to critical and creative thinking support decision making, goal setting, and planning for transitions – all important aspects of career/life planning.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND OTHER FORMS OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Planned learning experiences in the community, including job shadowing and job twinning, field trips, work experience, and cooperative education, provide students with opportunities to see the relevance of their classroom learning in a work setting, make connections between school and work, and explore a career of interest as they plan their pathway through secondary school and on to their postsecondary destination. In addition, through experiential learning, students develop the skills and work habits required in the workplace and acquire a direct understanding of employer and workplace expectations.
Experiential learning opportunities associated with various aspects of the health and physical education curriculum help broaden students’ knowledge of employment opportunities in a wide range of fields, including food and nutrition sciences, early childhood education, personal and fitness training, community sport and recreation, and social policy and research related to health promotion, physical education, and sport.
SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROGRAM PLANNING
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