BC Core Competencies ***
The Core Competencies are sets of intellectual, personal, as well as social and emotional proficiencies that all students need in order to engage in deep, lifelong learning. It’s important to teach children that their intelligence and skills can be grown and developed with persistence, effort and a focus on learning…to have a growth mindset about those things that they find tricky!
Students encounter opportunities to develop their competence in formal and informal settings. They move from demonstrating competence in relatively simple and highly supported situations, to demonstrating independence in more complex and varied contexts. Competency development does not end with school graduation but continues in personal, social, educational, and workplace contexts. Students, teachers, and parents/guardians share responsibility for the ongoing development of Core Competencies. Each group has its own considerations.
Competencies Simplified:
Below you will find links to activities to complete throughout the year to show some ways these Core Competencies are being explored.
Students encounter opportunities to develop their competence in formal and informal settings. They move from demonstrating competence in relatively simple and highly supported situations, to demonstrating independence in more complex and varied contexts. Competency development does not end with school graduation but continues in personal, social, educational, and workplace contexts. Students, teachers, and parents/guardians share responsibility for the ongoing development of Core Competencies. Each group has its own considerations.
Competencies Simplified:
- Communication- listen and share ideas, work with others, present my work, communicate my thinking,
- Creative Thinking- new ideas (new to me, and/or new to others), building on others’ ideas, keep trying through failure and refining, self-expression
- Critical Thinking- making decisions/ judgements/conclusions based on examination, evidence, critique, set and refine goals, processes
- Personal and Cultural Identity- knowing who you are, your values, your strengths and abilities
- Personal Awareness and Responsibility- value self, ideas, take responsibility for actions and choices, perseverance, well-being/health, set goals
- Social Responsibility- care and responsibility for others, community, and environment, valuing diversity, solving problems in peaceful ways
Below you will find links to activities to complete throughout the year to show some ways these Core Competencies are being explored.
Below you will find a link to the BC Ministry of Education website that goes into more detail about each Core Competency if you are interested.