A national survey of young Canadians aged 17 to 20 commissioned by the B.C. Securities Commission in 2011 revealed that half of respondents were already carrying debt. That is just one statistic underlying the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education’s decision to launch an annual “Talk with Our Kids About Money Day.”
Why Students are Big on Entrepreneurship
Watch as these Secondary I students at Beaconsfield High School explain how entrepreneurship goes hand-in-hand with 21st century learning.
A Simple-to-do Initiative Gives Students Tools for Life
Arranging for a professional cabinet maker to visit students at LINKS High School required little extra time on the part of their teacher. But for students with learning difficulties for whom the future is anything but clear, there’s no discounting the impact of such a positive experience.
Action Plan Shows Breadth and Depth of GOAL Activity
Teachers at Netagamiou School in the Lower North Shore community of Chevery were already integrating GOAL into their classrooms, whether they called it that or not. But how much more could be accomplished, they wondered, if they took stock of their individual efforts and fashioned them into a school-wide action plan?
Never too Early to Dream Big about Space … or Entrepreneurship
Martine Deziel and Yolanda Gálvez––both teachers at St. John Fisher Jr. Elementary in Pointe Claire––are passionate about robotics. They are also big proponents of team teaching. So much so that they have awakened a cooperative, entrepreneurial spirit among their Grade 2 and kindergarten students, that all started with a joint robotics project.
Discover this Great Career-awareness Resource
The POP Index may have been created by MELS to support the career exploration process of students in the Personal Orientation Project (POP), Exploration of Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship courses. But any high school student, teacher or guidance counsellor would find it useful.
Dawson’s GOAL-friendly Lesson Plans Link Learning to Marketable Skills
Every day, teachers work hard to cover the curriculum even as students ask “Why am I learning this? What can it do for me?” But just watch those same questions evaporate the moment students comprehend how math, English or biology can set them on a career path that they are passionate about. (more…)
Good News for GOAL Practitioners
A 2011 study links career development activities with student retention and academic success. (more…)
What's New in ACGC
The ACGC “Vibe” site has been revamped and is much easier to navigate. Click here to access the Contenus en orientation scolaire et professionnelle (COSP) site on Quebec.ca.
Firstly, you will have to create an account, which is free and simple to create.
Meanwhile, the LEARN site will is hosting some ACGC documents in English that were previously on Vibe. Until that task is completed, please contact your school board’s GOAL consultant if you require documents that are not yet available on LEARN or Quebec.ca.
For those unfamiliar with the ACGC, a video in English is now available on the MEQ YouTube page, entitled, Introduction to Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC).
If you have questions about ACGC or GOAL, contact your school board’s GOAL consultant.
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The GOAL Post Team and
the GOAL Network
August 2025
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