Grade 10 Guidance: Setting Goals and Building a Foundation

Grade 10 Guidance

Guidance services in grade 10 will continue the processes that began in grade 9 but focus greater attention on Career planning and the need to select the academic path that best speaks to a student’s interests and strengths. Students and their counselors will together survey the individual student’s long-term goals and aspirations, and explore a number of possible post-secondary destinations. Guidance activities will begin in the Spring of your grade 9 year and continue throughout grade 10.  You may anticipate individual discussions and student/parent handouts in the following areas:

1. Determining a Pathway – Preliminary Discussions

• College, University, Apprenticeship, Work
• Career Studies (GLC2O) half credit
• Career Cruising

 2. Course Selection

• Compulsory and Elective Credits
• Grade 10 Literacy Test (OSSLT)

 3. Transition to Senior Grades

• Narrowing the focus – considerations
• Specialization
• Full Disclosure – What it means for you
• Course Types
• Managing the work load

4. Personal Growth and Development
                Peer Relations
                Models for Decision Making
                Social Networking