Atlantic Provinces

The What Kind of WorldÖ? programme meets the following key-stage curriculum outcomes of the Atlantic Canada Social Studies Curriculum:

Grades 5 and 6

• identifying and explaining the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens in a local, national and global context;
• giving examples of the influence of freedom, equality, human dignity, justice and civic rights and responsibilities in society;
• discussing why and how stereotyping, discrimination and pressures to conform can emerge and how they affect individuals;
• explaining some consequences of Canada's connections to the global economy;
• recognizing and explaining the interdependent nature of relationships among individuals, societies and the environment;
• examining and explaining the causes and consequences of interactions among individuals, groups, and societies;
• explaining the interrelationships within human organizations;
• identifying causes, consequences, and possible solutions to universal human rights and selected global issues,
• planning and evaluating actions to support peace and sustainability in our interdependent world; and
• identifying trends that may shape the future.

• identifying and explaining persistent issues involving the rights, responsibilities, roles and status of individual citizens and groups in a local, national and global context;
• exploring the factors that influence one's perceptions, attitudes, values and beliefs;
• analyzing how individuals and formal and informal groups can influence each other;
• analyze how groups and institutions can influence people and society;
• demonstrating acceptance of self and others by considering alternative views and strategies for coping with situations that arise from conflicting values and beliefs;
• explaining the complexity that arises from the interdependent nature of relationships among individuals, nations, human organizations and natural systems;
• analyzing example of societies' responses to interactions among individuals, groups and societies;
• analyzing causes, consequences and possible solutions to universal human rights and other selected global issues;
• planning and evaluating action to support peace and sustainability in our interdependent world; and
• identifying trends that may shape the future.