STUDY NOTES
A. Purpose & rationale of the course
1.1 Introduction:
Introducing you to the purpose of guidance and counselling and life skills in order to make education relevant to learners to fulfil their needs and expectations.
1.2 Support Base:
Learners are faced with problems – major/minor – they need help dealing with them. May not be able to avoid pitfalls of problem situations if they are not given the proper support & guidance.
Guidance, counselling & development of life skills can contribute to the educational process in such a way that learners are able to make informed decisions about their lives.
Guidance & Counselling & the Development of life Skills: an Educational Support Base
1.3 Guidance, counselling & life skills:
- should be made available to learners at - preprimary, primary and secondary school
levels
- School Guidance and Counselling and Life Skills collectively represent : – Life Orientation – umbrella term encompassing all the work that teachers should be doing with their learners.
Curriculum 2005:
“Life Orientation: We live in a rapidly changing society. To cope with these challenges, learners need to develop life skills. Life Orientation includes the building of self-esteem, survival skills and healthy lifestyle.”
From here on S.G.C = School Guidance & Counselling
S.G.C - helps children to - get to know themselves
- become acquainted with different careers
- deal with academic problems
- teaches children to deal with situations in their lives
Draft NCS (2001:16)
Five Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome 1: learner is able to make informed decisions abt , PEC
persona health
environmental health
community health
Learning Outcome 2 : leaner is able to demonstrate an active commitment to CSS
constitutional rights
social responsibilities
sensitivity to diverse
1.1 Introduction:
Introducing you to the purpose of guidance and counselling and life skills in order to make education relevant to learners to fulfil their needs and expectations.
1.2 Support Base:
Learners are faced with problems – major/minor – they need help dealing with them. May not be able to avoid pitfalls of problem situations if they are not given the proper support & guidance.
Guidance, counselling & development of life skills can contribute to the educational process in such a way that learners are able to make informed decisions about their lives.
Guidance & Counselling & the Development of life Skills: an Educational Support Base
1.3 Guidance, counselling & life skills:
- should be made available to learners at - preprimary, primary and secondary school
levels
- School Guidance and Counselling and Life Skills collectively represent : – Life Orientation – umbrella term encompassing all the work that teachers should be doing with their learners.
Curriculum 2005:
“Life Orientation: We live in a rapidly changing society. To cope with these challenges, learners need to develop life skills. Life Orientation includes the building of self-esteem, survival skills and healthy lifestyle.”
From here on S.G.C = School Guidance & Counselling
S.G.C - helps children to - get to know themselves
- become acquainted with different careers
- deal with academic problems
- teaches children to deal with situations in their lives
Draft NCS (2001:16)
Five Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome 1: learner is able to make informed decisions abt , PEC
persona health
environmental health
community health
Learning Outcome 2 : leaner is able to demonstrate an active commitment to CSS
constitutional rights
social responsibilities
sensitivity to diverse