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Hi, parents*!
Hi, parents*!
*On this site, we use 'parents' to refer to parents, guardians, family members and/or friends who participate in the care and upbringing of our students and have an interest in supporting their education.
Parents can make a big difference in their child’s learning by talking with them about what they are learning at school.
In addition to talking with their child about their learning, parents and families can support their child’s success by finding ways to make a connection between what is being learned at school and outside the classroom, so that their child can apply their learning at home, at school and beyond.
(Ontario Ministry of Education, 2022)
We invite you to visit this site regularly – as we add new digital versions of Canadian curriculum in all subjects, grades, provinces and territories.
If you would like to provide comments or have a suggestion for our site, please share it with us through our feedback form.
What is curriculum?
What is curriculum?
Curriculum outlines what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade or course in a subject. It is used mainly by teachers and educators but is available to everyone (Ontario, 2022).
Curriculum is developed by the province's Ministry of Education and is a living document, with concepts that will change and be redeveloped over time.
Transferable Skills
Transferable Skills
"Today’s graduates will enter a world that is more competitive, more globally connected, and more technologically engaged than it has been in any other period of history." (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2022)
Transferable skills are the skills and attributes that students need in order to succeed in a changing modern world.
Creative Thinking
Critical Thinking
Communication
Positive Personal/Cultural Identity
Personal Awareness and Responsibility
Social Awareness and Responsibility
Find out more through your Ministry of Education:
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/competencies
https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/program-planning/transferable-skills/introduction
Content & Learning Outcomes
Content & Learning Outcomes
21st Century competencies are prioritized through a foundation of numeracy and literacy where curriculum is made up of three elements:
Content - What students are expected to know
Curricular Competencies - What students are expected to do
Big Ideas* - What students are expected to understand
*language may vary among provinces and territories
Find out more at: http://www.c21canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/C21-ShiftingMinds-3.pdf
Assessment & Evaluation
Assessment & Evaluation
Assessment is the process of gathering evidence of how well a student is doing. The main purpose of assessment is to improve student learning.
Evaluation is the process of judging the quality of student learning against set criteria and assigning a value, mark or grade.
Report cards reflect the student’s achievement of the overall expectations.
(Ontario Ministry of Education, 2022)
Course Descriptions: K-8
Course Descriptions: K-8
Course Descriptions: 9-12
Course Descriptions: 9-12
Visit course descriptions for all courses in grades 9 to 12. Standard, one-paragraph descriptions that summarize what students will learn in each course can help parents to assist students, with the help of guidance counsellors, in selecting the courses that will put them on the right path to their postsecondary destination.
If you have any questions about what your child is learning, or how they are being assessed and evaluated, you may contact their teacher or principal.
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