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Ontario Ministry of Education's Four Areas of Learning

The following information details how the Lift Off to Higher Education program meets many of the expectations in the Ministry of Education's document, "Creating Pathways to Success K-12" (2013).

Ontario Ministry of Education: Financial Literacy

The Ministry of Education is emphasizing the importance of ensuring that Ontario students have the opportunity to improve their financial literacy. Financial literacy may be defined as “having the knowledge and skills needed to make responsible economic and financial decisions with competence and confidence.” 1

The following information shows teachers how the activities in our Financial Literacy modules provide some of the learning opportunities outlined in the Ministry of Education's resource guide, "Financial Literacy: Scope and Sequence of Expectations Grades 4-8" (2016).

Expectations that are listed below are taken from the following Ontario curriculum policy documents:

  • The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1–8: Language, 2006
  • The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1–8: Mathematics, 2005

1 A Sound Investment: Financial Literacy Education in Ontario Schools, Report of the Working Group on Financial Literacy (Toronto: Ministry of Education, Ontario, 2010), p. 7.

Lift Off to Higher Education

Jan McPhedran McLeod, Program Coordinator

E: jmcphedranmcleod@wlu.ca
T: 226.338.2150

Marj Bellingham, Program Coordinator

E: mbellingham@wlu.ca
T: 519.404.0162

We encourage teachers, guidance counsellors and principals interested in bringing the Lift Off program to their schools to reach out to one of our program coordinators.

The Lift Off program is well-received by our students. They are engaged and enjoy learning about and discussing topics that will benefit them in the future. As teachers, we feel the Lift Off program motivates many students to view their education in a different light and encourages them to consider the importance of planning ahead for future decisions they'll need to make."

Dean Moyer, Grade 7 and 8 guidance, WRDSB

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