You will have a notebook for this course. You may choose to use a tool such as Microsoft Word, Pages, OpenOffice, Google Doc, etc. Consider carefully which works best for you. You will be prompted to summarize new learning and add notes to the notebook as your work through each learning activity to support you with learning as well prepare you for future assessments.

• Students will solve meaningful, real-life, complex problems by taking concrete steps to address issues and design and manage projects.
• Students will engage in an inquiry process to solve problems as well as acquire, process, interpret, synthesize, and critically analyse information to make informed decisions (i.e., critical and digital literacy).
• Students will see patterns, make connections, and transfer what they have learned from one situation to another, including in real world applications.
• Students will construct, relate, and apply knowledge to all domains of life such as school, home, work, friends, and community.
• Students will analyze the functions and interconnections of social, economic, and ecological systems.

• Students formulate and express insightful questions and opinions to generate novel ideas.
• Students contribute solutions to complex economic, social, and environmental problems or to meet a need in a community in a number of ways including; enhancing concepts, ideas, or products through a creative process, taking risks in their thinking and creating, discovering through inquiry research, and by hypothesizing and experimenting with new strategies or techniques.
• Students demonstrate leadership, initiative, imagination, creativity, spontaneity, and ingenuity in a range of creative processes and motivate others with an ethical entrepreneurial spirit.

• Students learn the process of learning (metacognition) (e.g., independence, goal-setting, motivation) and believe in their ability to learn and grow (growth mindset).
• Students self-regulate in order to become lifelong learners and reflect on their thinking, experience, values, and critical feedback to enhance their learning. They also monitor the progress of their own learning.
• Students develop their identity in the Canadian context (e.g., origin and diversity) and consider their connection to the environment. They cultivate emotional intelligence to understand themselves and others. They take the past into account to understand the present and approach the future.
• Students develop personal, educational, and career goals and persevere to overcome challenges to reach goals. They adapt to change and show resilience to adversity.
• Students manage various aspects of their life: physical, emotional (relationships, self-awareness), spiritual, and mental well-being.

• Students participate in teams by establishing positive and respectful relationships, developing trust and acting cooperatively and with integrity.
• Students learn from and contribute to the learning of others by co-constructing knowledge, meaning, and content.
• Students assume various roles on the team, respect a diversity of perspectives, and address disagreements and manage conflict in a sensitive and constructive manner.
• Students network with a variety of communities/groups and use an array of technology appropriately to work with others.

• Students communicate effectively in different contexts in oral and written form through a variety of media.
• Students communicate using the appropriate digital tools and create a positive digital footprint.
• Students ask effective questions to acquire knowledge, listen to, understand and ensure all points of view are heard voice their own opinions, and advocate for ideas.
• Students gain knowledge about a variety of languages and understand the cultural importance of language.

• Students understand the political, ecological, economic, and social forces, their interconnectedness, and how they affect individuals, societies, and countries.
• Students take actions and responsible decisions that support quality of life for all, now and in the future.
• Students understand Indigenous histories, knowledge, contributions and inherent rights in Canada, learn from and with diverse people, develop cross-cultural understanding, and understand the forces that affect individuals, societies, and nations.
• Students recognize discrimination and promote principles of equity, human rights, and democratic participation.
• Students engage in local, national, and global initiatives to make a positive difference.
• Students contribute to society and to the culture of local, national, global, and virtual communities in a responsible, inclusive, accountable, sustainable, and ethical manner.
• Students as citizens participate in networks in a safe and socially responsible manner.