November is the month to focus on careers! The Canadian Council for Career Development’s theme for “Canada Career Month 2018” is “I know I can, because…” The Let’s Talk Science theme is “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As well, for November Let’s Talk Science has teamed up with the online career and […]
Financial Literacy Month: More Resources for Education
Every year, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) hosts Financial Literacy Month throughout November. Resources for teachers and students are available on the FCAC website, as well as through the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) which organizes “Talk With Our Kids About Money” and the “Money Fair.” The FCAC helps coordinate the efforts of, […]
Gisella Scalia available, eager, and ready to help
Gisella Scalia joined the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur (MEES) resource team which was assembled in the fall of 2017 to assist with the implementation of the Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGCs) across Québec. Her title is almost as long as her career in education: Regional Resource Person for the Academic and Career Guidance […]
ACGC: Elementary Cycle Three Implementation
In August 2017 the Deputy Minister, Mme Sylvie Barcelo, announced the compulsory implementation of the Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) in the 2017-2018 school year for Elementary Cycle Three. As well, the content items for Elementary Cycle Three have been revised, based on the experiences of the piloting schools. From the 11 that were […]
TWOKAM: Talk with Our Kids about Money, April 18, 2018.
It’s never too late to start.” Talk with Our Kids About Money Day is coming up soon – April 18, 2018. Did you register your Secondary Level 1 class?
Défi OSEntreprendre Application Deadline March 14
The completed electronic registration for this year’s Québec Entrepreneurship Challenge, “Défi OSEntreprendre,” must be officially submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The Défi OSEntreprendre 2017 site is up and running with a new fresh look. All the necessary resources are located under the first link in the menu: “Registration Student […]
EMSB Urban Beekeeping: Schools Collect their Honey!
September held a unique surprise for students returning to seven schools of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB). Travis Hall, Career Development Consultant at EMSB, reports that after installation and a successful series of workshops last year, the beehives set up in the spring were now stacked high with boxes filled with frames of honey.
Perseverance Pays off for GrEau at Mecatina School
Congratulations to the Mecatina School students, teachers, and the village of La Tabatière in the Littoral School Board for persevering with their goal to win the OSEntreprendre contest. The student project, GrEau, which is a hydroponic green vegetable growing operation, was a 2016 grand prize winner in OSEntreprendre.
What's New in ACGC
Year Two of Implementation
Welcome back! ACGC implementation continues in the 2018-2019 school year.
The 2018-2019 school year marks the second year of ACGC implementation in Elementary Cycle Three and the first in Secondary Cycle One. What is Academic and Career Guidance Content? ACGC is specific learning content for students from Elementary Cycle Three to Secondary Cycle Two. (Secondary Cycle Two will implement next year!) Each content item is designed to help prepare students for the decisions and transitions they will face as they make their way along their academic and career paths. ACGC is life-long learning!
The ACGC content tables are available on the LEARN website: ACGC Elementary and ACGC Secondary. As well, accompanying documents have been made available by the MEES. (Further documentation will be translated in the coming months.) All current official documentation can be found at ACGC MEES Resources: Elementary and ACGC MEES Resources: Secondary.
Learning Situations for specific ACGC items are also available. Gisella Scalia, the regional resource for the Anglophone sector, worked in collaboration with a number of English school boards last year to create turn-key learning situations for the elementary ACGC. Please see ACGC Teaching and Learning Tools. This year, the focus will be on creating materials for the secondary level.
Do you have questions about ACGC? Contact your school board’s GOAL consultant.
Would you like to tell us about your ACGC experiences in a blog or short video? Again, please contact your GOAL consultant. We will be more than happy to share your experiences in The GOAL Post. (By the way, why not take a moment to subscribe to this newsletter? Just click **Subscribe Now** )
Have a great school year and watch this spot for more in the coming weeks and months!
The GOAL Post Team and the GOAL Network
September 2018
P.S. For further, more detailed information on ACGC implementation, please consult the article……..
