CAREER EDUCATION

Course Descriptions

CAREER EDUCATION GRADES 6 - 9

The Career Education curriculum at Brockton supports students in becoming successful, educated citizens by helping them learn how to effectively manage their life journey toward preferred future possibilities. Students reflect on, selfassess, and set goals in personal competency development and determine their strengths and preferences as they explore career-life concepts such as identity, leadership, personal planning, and transferable skills. Brockton students are exposed to additional career ideas through their real-world assessments.

CAREER-LIFE EDUCATION 10

Career-Life Education 10 is a requirement of the Graduation Program.

Course Code: CLE10

Credits: 4

As students move through Grades 10–12, they further refine their understanding of the links between personal development and their career decisions. They consider regional and global trends to reflect on career possibilities, refine their understanding of safety requirements associated with occupational areas and related technologies, and further develop and refine their understanding of career possibilities through planning, practice, and application of competencies and knowledge.

Students may explore and experience various career options before they discover the most appropriate and meaningful direction for them. For some students, a successful transition will involve a direct path to further education, while for others it will involve a direct path to the world of work. During these years, students develop their transition plans, which include workplace experience and a final capstone project (linked with their MYP Personal Project).

Students will create an integrated plan for post-graduation in a personal plan that articulates student choices related to:

• Career: possible pathways and directions based on student’s passions, skillset, contribution to society, employment and where these intersect

• Education: formal (e.g., school based), informal (e.g., life learning), non-formal (e.g., workshops), and on-the-job training (e.g., apprenticeship, work experiences)

• Finances: determining a budget and financing options for post-graduation plans

• Health and well-being: choices that support a healthy lifestyle that include self-care, balance, stress management, maintaining healthy relationships, resilience for transitions, coping mechanisms

The articulation of this plan begins in Career-Life Education where students are required to ‘create an initial career and education plan, considering financial implications’, and the refinement of the plan happens in Career-Life Connections.

Student Services

As a school Brockton seeks to support students in their various stages of growth and development. Each student/ family in the Senior School will have access to:

• Advisory Teacher: meant to be the primary connect for students and families with the school. This teacher should be aware (or made aware) of all school/development related concerns for their advisory students.

• Course Teachers: the primary connect for course/curricular and associated discussions.

• Senior School Teacher-Leaders/Administrators: the connect for senior school specific questions/concerns.

• Student Services (Learning Resources, Course Counselling, Personal Counselling, Post Secondary Counselling): the connect for various needs, questions and/or concerns as related to these areas.

• School Administration: a source of support for full school questions/concerns.