Curriculum Organizers

The prescribed learning outcomes for the courses described in this Integrated Resource Package are grouped under a number of curriculum organizers. These curriculum organizers reflect the main areas of Carpentry and Joinery that students are expected to address. They form the framework of the curriculum and act as connecting threads across both grade levels for each pathway. The organizers are not equivalent in terms of number of outcomes or the time that students will require in order to achieve these outcomes. The curriculum organizers are:

• Health and Safety
• Personal and Project Management
• Mathematical Applications
• Materials
• Hand Tools*
• Portable Power Tools*
• Stationary Equipment*

*Note: In Grade 12, these areas* are encompassed in one curriculum organizer: Tools and Equipment.

Health and Safety

The focus in this area is on safe work practices and procedures and on what is required for a healthy work environment. As students begin to work with tools and equipment, the prescribed learning outcomes should be introduced and continuously reinforced.

Personal and Project Management

The focus in this area is on continuous development of the skills that are essential to success in any workplace, including a carpentry and joinery workplace. These skills include using, producing, and accurately interpreting information within documents used specifically in carpentry and joinery. It is also expected that exploration of career opportunities in these and other related areas will be applied, where appropriate.

Mathematical Applications

Numeracy is an important foundation for all learning in school. It is also important for people to function successfully in the workplace and community. The prescribed learning outcomes focus on the specific numeracy skills required in carpentry and joinery and on the development of mastery.

Materials

The list of different materials used in carpentry and joinery is wide and varied. The prescribed learning outcomes deal with hands-on aspects of the curriculum and with the wide range of materials used in building and finishing projects.

Tools and Equipment

This area deals primarily with hands-on aspects of the curriculum. The use and maintenance of hand tools, portable power tools and stationary equipment is a vital building block for the creation of skill sets used in more advanced operations and procedures. The prescribed learning outcomes focus on the development of safe and approved operational and maintenance skills associated with these tools and equipment.