Exploring Careers in Egg Farming

EDUCATION AND CAREER/LIFE PLANNING THROUGH THE SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY, AND GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM

The goals of the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education and career/life planning program
are to:

• ensure that all students develop the knowledge and skills they need to make
  informed education and career/life choices;
• provide classroom and school-wide opportunities for this learning; and
• engage parents and the broader community in the development, implementation,
  and evaluation of the program, to support students in their learning.

The framework of the program is a four-step inquiry process based on four questions linked
to four areas of learning:

(1) knowing yourself – Who am I?;

(2) exploring opportunities – What are my opportunities?;

(3) making decisions and setting goals – Who do I want to become?; and,

(4) achieving goals and making transitions – What is my plan for achieving my goals?

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 social studies, history, and geography provide opportunities to relate classroom learning to education and career/life planning that will prepare students for success in school, work, and life. 

Grade 9

Exploration of Opportunities:

Making Connections

• identify the employability skills being developed through their school studies;

Exploring Careers 

• describe opportunities for learning in all stages of life and in various contexts
• identify, on the basis of research, selected occupations or fields of work most suited to them based on their personal profile.

Grade 10

Exploration of Opportunities: 

Assessing and Managing Information 

• identify a broad range of local and regional work opportunities, including self-employment and entrepreneurship, using a variety of resources (e.g., Internet websites, field trips, guest speakers, employment centres).

Exploring, Learning, and Work Opportunities 

• demonstrate knowledge of a range of occupations (e.g., duties, employment prospects, required knowledge and skills) and of the related education and/or training requirements;