Career Education
CAREER EDUCATION 9
In Grade 9, students explore concepts such as identity, leadership, personal planning, and transferable skills. As students build on the foundation developed from their experiences in K–5, they begin to explore in greater depth their skills and passions and begin to determine possible routes to their goals.
Big ideas: Reflecting on our preferences and skills helps us identify the steps we need to take to achieve our career goals.
The value of work in our lives, communities, and society can be viewed from diverse perspectives.
Achieving our learning goals requires effort and perseverance. Adapting to economic and labour market changes requires flexibility. Our career paths reflect the personal, community, and educational choices we make.
At R.E. Mountain Secondary School, the Career Education 9 curriculum is embedded within the regular required courses throughout the year and not delivered as a separate course. Students will receive a mark for this course on their June report card.
CAREER LIFE EDUCATION 10
In Life Education 10 students will focus on their strengths to better understand their preferred ways of knowing and learning. Students will continue to work on developing their employability skills, essential skills, leadership, and collaboration skills along with their self-assessment and reflection strategies. Building networking relationships within the community and practicing inclusiveness by learning how to respect different world views and diverse perspectives are key components of the course.
There are three themes that are constant in this course: Fundamental Skills - Personal Management Skills - Teamwork Skills
Other topics that are included in this course include: workplace safety, employment standards, post-secondary exploration, and essential career skills (i.e.: labour market, resume and cover letter building and interviewing skills).Enabling students to become self- directed, intrinsically motivated individuals who make thoughtful decisions and take responsibility for pursuing their goals, is our aim for this course.
LIFE CONNECTIONS & CAPSTONE 12
(Prerequisite: Enrolled in Grade 12)
Life Connections is intended to prepare students for a successful transition to life after Secondary School. To meet this goal, Life Connections encourages students to:
take ownership of their own health and learning to ensure a balance between a sense of purpose and well being
examine and demonstrate connections between their learning, their strengths and skill set and future goals
create a plan for their growth and development as skilled, healthy, knowledgeable, participating citizens
to recognize personal world views and perspectives, and consider their influence on values, actions, and preferred futures
to collaborate with a mentor to inform career life development and exploration
Capstone Component of Life Connections:
As part of their Life Connections course, students will be responsible for creating and presenting a Capstone presentation. The Capstone will be a celebration of learning and experience. It is designed to encourage students to think critically, solve challenging problems and develop skill sets. The Capstone is a culminating project that allows students the opportunity to consolidate and showcase the learning from their school and life experience into a meaningful and relevant product. Students will use innovation, cross-curricular knowledge, and critical thinking skills in an area of interest as the basis for the project, which is applicable to a real- world concept. Students will be responsible for selecting and working with a mentor of their choosing to complete their Capstone.
In Grade 9, students explore concepts such as identity, leadership, personal planning, and transferable skills. As students build on the foundation developed from their experiences in K–5, they begin to explore in greater depth their skills and passions and begin to determine possible routes to their goals.
Big ideas: Reflecting on our preferences and skills helps us identify the steps we need to take to achieve our career goals.
The value of work in our lives, communities, and society can be viewed from diverse perspectives.
Achieving our learning goals requires effort and perseverance. Adapting to economic and labour market changes requires flexibility. Our career paths reflect the personal, community, and educational choices we make.
At R.E. Mountain Secondary School, the Career Education 9 curriculum is embedded within the regular required courses throughout the year and not delivered as a separate course. Students will receive a mark for this course on their June report card.
CAREER LIFE EDUCATION 10
In Life Education 10 students will focus on their strengths to better understand their preferred ways of knowing and learning. Students will continue to work on developing their employability skills, essential skills, leadership, and collaboration skills along with their self-assessment and reflection strategies. Building networking relationships within the community and practicing inclusiveness by learning how to respect different world views and diverse perspectives are key components of the course.
There are three themes that are constant in this course: Fundamental Skills - Personal Management Skills - Teamwork Skills
Other topics that are included in this course include: workplace safety, employment standards, post-secondary exploration, and essential career skills (i.e.: labour market, resume and cover letter building and interviewing skills).Enabling students to become self- directed, intrinsically motivated individuals who make thoughtful decisions and take responsibility for pursuing their goals, is our aim for this course.
LIFE CONNECTIONS & CAPSTONE 12
(Prerequisite: Enrolled in Grade 12)
Life Connections is intended to prepare students for a successful transition to life after Secondary School. To meet this goal, Life Connections encourages students to:
take ownership of their own health and learning to ensure a balance between a sense of purpose and well being
examine and demonstrate connections between their learning, their strengths and skill set and future goals
create a plan for their growth and development as skilled, healthy, knowledgeable, participating citizens
to recognize personal world views and perspectives, and consider their influence on values, actions, and preferred futures
to collaborate with a mentor to inform career life development and exploration
Capstone Component of Life Connections:
As part of their Life Connections course, students will be responsible for creating and presenting a Capstone presentation. The Capstone will be a celebration of learning and experience. It is designed to encourage students to think critically, solve challenging problems and develop skill sets. The Capstone is a culminating project that allows students the opportunity to consolidate and showcase the learning from their school and life experience into a meaningful and relevant product. Students will use innovation, cross-curricular knowledge, and critical thinking skills in an area of interest as the basis for the project, which is applicable to a real- world concept. Students will be responsible for selecting and working with a mentor of their choosing to complete their Capstone.