Planning: Course Outline

Introduction:

The aim of Planning 10 is to give students knowledge that will help them pursue a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Main Goals:

Students will become informed decision makers, able to understand the effect of their choices on themselves and others.
Understand that wellbeing is a combination of physical, mental and social health.
Knowledge of graduation requirements and the steps necessary to achieve a career of choice.
Develop financial skills necessary to live on your own.
Understand ones comfort zone and work to expand it in pursuit of personal growth.
Development of self-awareness. Maximizing the things that make you thrive and minimizing the things that bring you down and out.

Guidelines and Expectations:

Attendance:
This is the key – Show up every day. Add to the class by sharing your experiences. If away you must check the website for what we did.

Lates:
Show respect for the class by arriving on time.

Notebook:
Three ring binder. You are expected to keep your completed assignments until the exam.

Assignments 40%
Typed, size 12 font, double spaced. This is a requirement!

Participation 40%

Evaluated each month. 1 part teacher evaluation, 1 part student evaluation, 1 part attendance.

Unexcused absences and lates will lower your participation score drastically!
(Come to class I want to see you :-)

Final Exam: 20%
You will be interviewed by Mr. McKean. The format for this will be given in the week prior to the interview.

*** You must have a passing grade in both assignments and participation to have a passing mark in the class ***

A Final Note:

We will be sharing each other’s company for a long period of time, an entire semester. We need to keep in mind that some behaviours will make this an enjoyable experience and others will not. I hope that we can have a lot of fun and learn from the unique experiences that we all bring to the room.

This class is what you make it!