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**Civics **

**Main Course Code: CIVCAR**

//Civics// (CHV20) is a half credit course **__without__** an exam that focuses on the rights and duties that are associated with Canadian Citizenship. During the length of the course, students will learn about how the legislation functions and passes laws, important movements and events in recent political history, and important politicians and their individual stances on curren t events.

** To get involved ** with Civics at a school-wide level, one should join SAC (Student Activity Council) or the Debate Team. Both give valuable experiences and an inside look to civics. Alternatively, you can write to your local MPP about issues you feel strongly about, even go as far as to request a meeting with them. Attend all-candidate debates, and if you find that there is one political party you particularly support, you can volunteer for them. See more information in the 'getting involved' page below.

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**<span style="color: #9ec700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 48px;">Course Outline ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Canadian Civics, Grade 10, Open (CHV2O) This course explores what it means to be an informed, participating citizen in a democratic society. Students will learn about the elements of democracy and the meaning of democratic citizenship in local, national, and global contexts. In addition, students will learn about social change, examine decision making processes in Canada, explore their own and others’ beliefs and perspectives on civics questions, and learn how to think and act critically and creatively about public issues.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Prerequisite: None

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">By the end of this course, students will: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">• use a self-assessment process to develop a personal profile for use in career development planning; <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">• evaluate and apply the personal-management skills and characteristics needed for school success, document them in their portfolio, and demonstrate their use in a variety of settings; <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">• demonstrate effective use of interpersonal skills within a variety of settings.

** a Title and Description** || ** Length a ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The first unit of this course focuses on the basic ideas and issues that are fundamental to democratic government, to democratic practices, and to democratic citizenship. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">15 hours || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Students will learn about Canadian important events, issues and personalities in the Canadian political and legal systems. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">25 hours || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Students will demonstrate their understanding of the role of citizenship in defending and promoting human rights as the basis of democracy in the world community. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">10 hours || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Students will complete a short research paper and a final exam worth 10% and 20% respectively. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">5 hours ||
 * == **Unit a ** == || ====
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Unit 1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Democracy: Issues and Ideas.**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Unit 2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Democracy: The Canadian Context.**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Unit 3 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Democracy: Global Perspectives.**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Unit 4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Final Essay and Examination.**

**<span style="color: #9ec700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 48px;">Resources **

You can find out how parliament works through an official point of view [|here]. You can find a record of recent political debates [|here].

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<span style="color: #9ec700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 48px;">**Getting Involved**

You can find your local MP's contact information using your postal code here. For example, I live close to the school, so my local MP would be Joe Daniel. On his page, I can find his e-mail address, parliamentary address, and all sorts of information on how to contact him if I have concerns with political issues that involve student affairs. If you simply cannot find you MP, or you don't know your postal code, you can still get in touch with the parliament through their official e-mail address (info@parl.gc.ca), or simply call 1-866-599-4999.

Additionally, Volunteer Toronto features a search function, you can browse through volunteer opportunities by postal code. If you find anything interesting, post information below; it's more enjoyable to volunteer as a group.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">YAG <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(Don Mills Public Library) It's not too late to sign up to volunteer at the Don Mills Library. Spots usually fill up over the summer, just drop by (if you live close by), you can pick up a sign-up form. Tasks include shelving books, running book sales, making posters, lot's of goodness and fun. Past members say they have earned thirty to forty hours per year, that's pretty much enough hours to graduate already.
 * Spots fill fast.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Dream in High Park <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">(Berkeley Street Theater) High Park hosts an annual outdoor play, you can volunteer as an usher and get the opportunity to see the play for free. It lasts two-three hours, this summer they'll be doing //Winter's Tale,// plus, as a bonus, volunteers get tickets to the Canadian Stage 2011.12 season. For more information contact Julie Cloutier at volunteer@canadianstage.com.

**<span style="color: #9ec700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 48px;">Careers **

//Careers// (CLC20) is a half credit course **__without__** exam that focuses on the potential career paths available to your strengths as a student. Students will assess and contrast their skills, interests, and personality traits to current economic trends and workplace opportunities and discover different ways to search for work. This course explores post-secondary learning and career options, prepares students for managing work and life transitions, and helps students focus pm their goals through the development of a career plan.

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**<span style="color: #9ec700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 48px;">Course Outline ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Career Studies, Grade 10, Open (GLC2O) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This course teaches students how to develop and achieve personal goals for future learning, work, and community involvement. Students will assess their interests, skills, and characteristics and investigate current economic and workplace trends, work opportunities, and ways to search for work. The course explores postsecondary learning and career options, prepares students for managing work and life transitions, and helps students focus on their goals through the development of a career plan.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Prerequisite: None

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">By the end of this course, students will: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">• use a self-assessment process to develop a personal profile for use in career development planning; <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">• evaluate and apply the personal-management skills and characteristics needed for school success, document them in their portfolio, and demonstrate their use in a variety of settings; <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">• demonstrate effective use of interpersonal skills within a variety of settings.

The final assessment task is a final evaluation worth 30% of the student's final mark. ||
 * ==**Unit a **== || ==** a Titles and Descriptions**== ||
 * Unit 1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Accessing and Managing Information** ||
 * Unit 2 || **Identifying Trends and Opportunities** ||
 * Unit 3 || **Identifying Personal Options** ||
 * Unit 4 || **Preparation for Transition and Change** ||
 * Unit 5 || **Developing a Career Plan** ||
 * Unit 6 || **Managing Change** ||
 * Unit 7 || **Searching for Work** ||
 * || **Final Evaluation**

**<span style="color: #9ec700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 48px;">Resources **

**<span style="color: #9ec700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 48px;">Study Notes **

<span style="color: #9ec700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 48px;">**Getting Involved** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In case you didn't know, the large blue building near the Don Mills and Lawrence intersection has a employment agency. They are open from Monday to Friday and offer job workshops, résumé help, and other basic services. If you want to find a part time job, you can schedule an appointment by phone, or go onto the RAMP website and use the job search sites there.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If you're not interested in a part time job and want to focus on planning out your postsecondary education, you can find a list of government regulated jobs, including requirements, benefits, and salary here. The site includes job postings, and helps you align your high school courses with the necessary courses in order to land a job.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Resume Writing & Job Search Help for Youth <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> (Goldhawk Park Public Library) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thursdays from May 26th - June 23rd, 3pm - 5pm. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Free resume writing and job search help provided by Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) Outreach. Drop in. Age 15 to 30.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Resume Workshop <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(Malvern Public Library) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Monday June 6th, 5:30pm - 7pm. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Come and get some advice on how to write a resume and a cover letter, and learn about Summer Job Programs and how to use Toronto Public Library's employment resources not only in the branch, but also online at home.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Hire Canada Job Fair <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> (Pearson Convention Center) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday, June 8th, 11am - 4pm. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It's advert boasts 'Many on-site employers, free résumé critiquing, career specialists and admissions staff to assist you'. Free parking and no admission. Click <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">here <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> to register.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Job Search @ Your Fingertips <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(North York Central Library) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thursday June 9th, 2pm - 3:30pm. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Find out about the resources we have to help you with your job search.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Are You Looking for a Job? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(Toronto Reference Library) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Saturday June 11th, Saturday August 20th, 10am - 11am. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Job hunting resources, including company and industry information and interview materials. Tours begin at the Business, Science and Technology Desk., 3rd floor. No registration required.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Access 80-90% of Hidden Jobs! <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(Albert Campbell Public Library) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday July 13th, 2pm - 4pm. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It is a known fact that 80-90% of jobs are not advertised. In this workshop, participants learn effective strategies and tools on accessing the hidden job market. Participants will also receive handouts to help them perform s...

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Communication efficace <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> (Don Mills Public Library) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thursday July 14th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Découvrir les 7 éléments d'une communication efficace. Contactez Jean-Marie (Centre Francophone) au 416 203-1220 #242 pour vous s'inscrire.