Havergal College Course Calendar, 2021-22 Academic Year

GUIDANCE AND CAREER EDUCATION

GRADE 9 or 10 GLE2O – Learning Strategies 1: Skills For Success In Secondary School, Grade 10, Open 1 CREDIT This course focuses on learning strategies to help students become better, more independent learners. Students will learn how to develop and apply literacy and numeracy skills, personal management skills, and interpersonal and teamwork skills to improve their learning and achievement in school, the workplace, and the community. The course helps students build confidence and motivation to pursue opportunities for success in secondary school and beyond. Prerequisite: Recommendation of principal This course will be offered when enrolment warrants and may be taken by Grade 9 or 10 Students. GRADE 10 GLC2O – Career Studies, Grade 10, Open 0 5 CREDIT This course gives students the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and habits that will support them in their education and career/life planning. Students will learn about global work trends, and seek opportunities within the school and community to expand and strengthen their transferable skills and their ability to adapt to the changing world of work. On the basis of exploration, reflective practice, and decision-making processes, students will make connections between their skills, interests, and values and their postsecondary options, whether in apprenticeship training, college, community living, university, or the workplace. They will set goals and create a plan for their first postsecondary year. As part of their preparation for the future, they will learn about personal financial management including the variety of saving and borrowing tools available to them and how to use them to their advantage – and develop a budget for their first year after secondary school.

MIDDLE SCHOOL The purpose of the Middle School Guidance program is to develop a safe, supportive and caring learning environment that fosters individual growth and self- reflection in students. Students will use an inquiry approach to develop an academic plan based on individual questions that arise during each stage. The academic plan will help students take responsibility for their education, make informed decisions and plan for the future. Study skills, interpersonal communication skills, developing positive attitudes, self-awareness and self-esteem will be incorporated into the program. The students will also participate in a series of workshops that involve personal safety, goal setting, wellness and stress management. SENIOR SCHOOL Guidance and Career Education program goals for Senior School students include: • understanding the concepts related to lifelong learning, interpersonal relationships (including responsible citizenship) and career planning; • developing learning skills, social skills, a sense of social responsibility and the ability to formulate and pursue educational and career goals; and • applying learning to their lives and work in the school and community. The goals are organized into three areas of knowledge and skills: student development, interpersonal development and career development. University counselling is an integral component of the Guidance program.

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