Careers

Year 8 Careers

Subject Length: 2 semesters

Subject Fee: No cost

Students will gain an understanding of Inquiry based learning for social value within the context of a self-designed topic using the Design Thinking Process. Strive also provides students with the opportunity to identify and develop their character strengths and positive mindset using resilience and gratitude based activities. 

The VC F-10 Capabilities curriculum will guide workshops targeted at key skills in Critical and Creative Thinking, Collaboration and Social Awareness that are transferable for use across the BSE curriculum.

What is studied?

Within this subject student learning is based upon the following key knowledge and concepts:

• Character strengths

• Life Skills and empathy

• Inquiry learning and the Design Thinking Process

• Critical thinking and Metacognition

• Collaboration and presentation skills

• Problem solving

• Positivity, gratitude and resilience

• Questioning

• Career focused attributes and employability skills

What type of work is done?

Within this subject student learning is developed and assessed through:

• Inquiry tasks 

• Collaboration tasks

• Capabilities workshops

• Goal setting