Career and Life Management

Career and work Exploration 10, 20, 30

In Career and Work Exploration 10, students spend 50-70 hours in the classroom and 30-50 hours in the workplace. Students are introduced to career development and participate in a variety of self-awareness activities. 

In Career and Work Exploration 20, students spend 30-50 hours in the classroom and 50-70 hours in the workplace. They expand their awareness of career opportunities and explore options that are available to them and that match their career goals. 

In Career and Work Exploration A30 and B30, students spend 20-40 hours in the classroom and 60-80 hours in the workplace. Students have the opportunity to experience career choices and to focus on developing entry level work skills in a workplace setting. 

financial literacy 20, 30

Financial Literacy 20 focuses on seven areas: earning, saving, spending, borrowing, sharing, investing and protecting. The course is an introduction to financial issues and decisions that students may already be facing and addresses topics such as the purposes of money, the importance of decision making as it applies to finances, information security, budgeting fundamentals, cell phone contracts, maintaining accurate financial records, the concept of interest and career opportunities in the financial industry. 

Financial Literacy 30 focuses on seven areas: earning, saving, spending, borrowing, sharing, investing and protecting. The course addresses more complex financial issues and decisions that students may already be facing while highlighting others they are likely to face within the first few years of graduating high school. It touches upon more complex topics such as home ownership; debt management, including bankruptcy; purchasing and leasing property including vehicles; and planning for the future (e.g., retirement planning) which are part of a lifelong financial journey. 

life transitions 20, 30

Life Transitions 20, 30 provides students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills to take charge of their lives from dependence to independence in achieving and maintaining a positive healthy lifestyle.