PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

BA COMMUNITY SERVICE 11     

This course is designed to involve students in a variety of service activities in the school.  Students must apply to their Grade Counsellor for enrolment in this course which is only open to Grade 11 and 12 students.  Note that as Community Service is a credit course, hours performed for Community Service may not be counted toward service hours required for Graduation.

BA LIBRARY STUDIES 11    

A grade 11 or 12 student with particular interest and enthusiasm in working in the Library must obtain prior permission from Ms. Love. Only 2 students will be accepted per block. 

CAREER EDUCATION

CAREER EDUCATION 8     

Career Education 8 students will explore personal development, connections to community, goal setting and career investigation.

CAREER EDUCATION 9    

Career Education 9 students will continue with the exploration of personal development, connections to community, goal setting and career investigation.

CAREER AND LIFE EXPLORATION 10 (CLE)  

Career and Life Exploration (CLE) is a Ministry graduation requirement.  CLE is combined with Career and Life Connections (CLC) which is completed by the end of grade 12 with a Capstone project. The aim of the course is to provide students with opportunities to explore a variety of careers and options for their future.  Career education helps students to discover a bridge between classroom learning and workplace and post-secondary realities and is intended to make their learning meaningful and relevant.  Curricular Competencies are action-based statements that reflect the “Do” component of the curriculum and identify what students will do to demonstrate their learning. The course is intended to promote as much flexibility and creativity as possible, enabling students to explore and find multiple ways to demonstrate their learning. The curricular competencies in the Career Education curriculum focus particularly on the Personal and Social Competencies and are designed to address three themes:

• self-awareness, working with others (collaboration and communication)
• career knowledge and awareness
• career planning

CAREER AND LIFE CONNECTIONS (CLC) & CAPSTONE    

** Graduation required courses 2 credits each

The CLC component focusses on three major themes to prepare student for life after high school:

• Personal development (preparation for post-graduation)
• Connections to the community (perspectives & transferable skills)
• Career life plan (career, finances, education, health & well-being)

Students are required to acquire a minimum of 30 hours career exploration/work/volunteering within grades 11 & 12.

The Capstone component is designed for grade 12 students to produce a culminating project, stemming from the student’s pursuit of a self-identified area of interest. Capstone allows senior students to consolidate and share their learning from school and life experiences into a meaningful product to be presented at a major Capstone event held in the spring. These courses are offered online through MS Teams.  Students can work with the teachers 1 on 1 by appointment.

Graduation is contingent upon successful completion of this course.