Grade 9-12 Guidance & Career Education
 
Choose a Grade:
[Grade 9] [Grade 10] [Grade 11] [Grade 12]
 
Grade 9
 Learning Strats 1: Skills for Success in High School (Type: Open)

Code: GLS 1O0
Year: 1
Type: Open
Credit Value: 1 guidance and career education.
Costs: none

This course explores learning strategies and helps students become better, more independent learners while increasing their personal management skills, both in school and in other contexts. Students will learn how to develop and apply a range of strategies to improve their learning and achievement, particularly their literacy, numeracy, communication, and planning skills. This course will increase students' confidence, motivation, and ability to learn.

 Learning Strats 1: Skills for Success in High School (Type: Open)

Code: GLS 1O7
Year: 1
Type: Open
Credit Value: 1 guidance and career education.
Costs: none

This course explores learning strategies and helps students become better, more independent learners while increasing their personal management skills, both in school and in other contexts. Students will learn how to develop and apply a range of strategies to improve their learning and achievement, particularly their literacy, numeracy, communication, and planning skills. This course will increase students' confidence, motivation, and ability to learn.

Note: This course is offered to students who have been identified as exceptional through the I.P.R.C process.

Grade 10
 Career Studies    (Type: Open)

Code: GLC 2OH
Year: 2
Credit Value: 0.5 Career Studies
Costs: none

This course teaches students how to develop and achieve personal goals in education and work and contribute to their communities. Student learning will include assessing their own knowledge, skills, and characteristics and investigating economic trends, workplace organization, work opportunities, and ways to search for work. The course explores postsecondary learning options, prepares students for community-based learning, and helps them build the capabilities needed for managing work and life transitions. Students will design action plans for pursuing their goals.

 Learning Strats 1: Skills for Success in High School (Type: Open)
(Special Education)

Code: GLE 2O7
Year: 2
Credit Value: 1 Career Studies
Costs: none

This course explores learning strategies and helps students become better, more independent learners while increasing their personal management skills, both in school and in other contexts. Students will learn how to develop and apply a range of strategies to improve their learning and achievement, particularly their literacy, numeracy, communication, and planning skills. This course will increase students' confidence, motivation, and ability to learn.

Note: This course is offered to students who have been identified as exceptional through the I.P.R.C. process.
Grade 11
 Advanced Learning Strategies: Skills for Success After Secondary School    (Type: Open) 
(Special Education)

Code: GLE 3O7
Year: 3
Credit Value: 1 Career Studies
Costs: none

This course improves students' learning skills, preparing them to make successful transitions to work and postsecondary education and become independent, lifelong learning.  Students will learn how to assess their learning abilities and use critical reading, time management, and other techniques for promoting effective learning.  In addition they will investigate learning requirements for employment and postsecondary education or training and develop plans for learning after secondary school.

Note: This course is offered to students who have been identified as exceptional through the I.P.R.C. process..

 Designing Your Future    (Type: Open)

Code: GWL 3O0
Year: 3
Credit Value: 1 Career Studies
Costs: none

Explore your answer to the #1 question asked by all teenagers -- What am I going to do with my future?

This course prepares students to make successful transitions to postsecondary work and education or training.  Students will explore the realities and opportunities of modern workplaces, while refining their employability skills and learning how to manage their careers.  Students will target appropriate postsecondary education or training options and being to implement an action plan for postsecondary success.

 Designing Your Future    (Type: Basic)
(Special Education)

Code: GWL 3OB
Year: 3
Credit Value: 1 Career Studies
Costs: none

Explore your answer to the #1 question asked by all teenagers -- What am I going to do with my future?

This course prepares students to make successful transitions to postsecondary work and education or training.  Students will explore the realities and opportunities of modern workplaces, while refining their employability skills and learning how to manage their careers.  Students will target appropriate postsecondary education or training options and being to implement an action plan for postsecondary success.This course is intended for Basic level students only.

Note: This course is offered to students who have been identified as exceptional through the I.P.R.C. process..

 Designing Your Future    (Type: Special Basic)
(Special Education)

Code: GWL 3OS
Year: 3
Credit Value: 1 Career Studies
Costs: none

Explore your answer to the #1 question asked by all teenagers -- What am I going to do with my future?

This course prepares students to make successful transitions to postsecondary work and education or training.  Students will explore the realities and opportunities of modern workplaces, while refining their employability skills and learning how to manage their careers.  Students will target appropriate postsecondary education or training options and being to implement an action plan for postsecondary success.This course is intended for Special Basic level students only.

Note: This course is offered to students who have been identified as exceptional through the I.P.R.C. process..

 Leadership and Peer Support    (Type: Open)

Code: GPP 3O0
Year: 3
Prerequisite: GLC 2OH (Career Studies, Grade 10, Open)
Credit Value: 1 Career Studies
Costs: none

This course is open to grade 11, 12 & OAC students and was previously called Volunteer Co-Op.

This course prepares and motivates students to provide leadership and assistance to others in their schools and communities. Students will develop skills in communication, interpersonal relations, coaching, leadership, teamwork, and conflict management, and apply them in roles such as tutoring, mentoring, and student council involvement. Students also learn the value and complexity of social diversity, while acquiring an appreciation of the importance of contributing to their communities and helping others throughout their lives.

 Designing Your Future: Co-operative Education    (Type: Open)

Code: GWL 309
Year: 3
Prerequisite: GLC 2OH (Career Studies, Grade 10, Open)
Costs: $60 for First Aid qualification course

Half Day co-op provides students with an opportunity to combine in-school academics with an out-of-school (half day) community work placement. This course prepares students to make successful transistions to post-secondary work and education or training. Students will explore the realities and opportunities of modern workplaces, while refining their employability skills and learning how to manage their careers. Studnets will tartget appropriate post-secondary education or training options and begin to implement an action plan for post-secondary success.

 Designing Your Future    (Type: Co-operative Education)

Code: GWL 3O0/3OC
Year: 3
Prerequisite: GLC 2OH (Career Studies, Grade 10, Open)
Costs: $60 for First Aid qualification course

Full Day co-op provides students with an opportunity to work full time (4 days/week) in the communitiy in a career of their choice and study work work-related issues in the classroom and further develop personal educational and career planning goals (1 day/week). This course prepares students to make successful transistions to post-secondary work and education or training. Students will explore the realities and opportunities of modern workplaces, while refining their employability skills and learning how to manage their careers. Studnets will tartget appropriate post-secondary education or training options and begin to implement an action plan for post-secondary success.

 Designing Your Future: Co-operative Education

Code: GWL 3OB/3OC
Year: 3
Prerequisite: GLC 2OH (Career Studies, Grade 10, Open)
Costs: $60 for First Aid qualification course

Full Day co-op provides students with an opportunity to work full time (4 days/week) in the communitiy in a career of their choice and study work work-related issues in the classroom and further develop personal educational and career planning goals (1 day/week). This course prepares students to make successful transistions to post-secondary work and education or training. Students will explore the realities and opportunities of modern workplaces, while refining their employability skills and learning how to manage their careers. Studnets will tartget appropriate post-secondary education or training options and begin to implement an action plan for post-secondary success.

Grade 12
 Advanced Learning Strategies: Skills for Success After High School
(Special Education)

Code: GLE 4O7
Year: 4
Costs: none

This course improves students' learning skills, preparing them to make successful transitions to work and postsecondary education and become independent, lifelong learning.  Students will learn how to assess their learning abilities and use critical reading, time management, and other techniques for promoting effective learning.  In addition they will investigate learning requirements for employment and postsecondary education or training and develop plans for learning after secondary school.

Note: This course is offered to students who have been identified as exceptional through the I.P.R.C. process..

PROSPECTS 2002-03

Back to Turner Fenton