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discover unique personal skills and talents with
respect to life/work roles and relationships;
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build and reinforce a positive self-concept;
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see how schooling (all subjects) and extracurricular
interests are directly related to future life and work roles, and how furthering
knowledge and skills in a planned way opens doors to many opportunities;
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realize there is a link between education and
training, income and such lifestyle aspects as time available for family,
community and leisure;
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explore a range of teamwork, problem-solving and
communication skills and develop effective work habits in the context of working
in a small business;
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explore diverse work and community roles and
discover what aspects of these roles bring most satisfaction;
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explore links between work and broader life roles,
including the dynamics of building, living in and contributing to a
community;
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understand that a local community is part of a world
economy;
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explore other ethnic and cultural realities in the
context of adapting a product (a folk tale) for people of another language and
culture, in another country;
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be better prepared to make judicious choices
regarding school and all aspects of their lives, to feel more in control of
their destinies, and to move forward toward the future about which they remain
uncertain, yet positive and enthusiastic.
