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Positive Personal and Cultural Identity

BC Ministry of Education Core Competencies

Positive Personal and Cultural Identity involves the awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the factors that contribute to a healthy sense of oneself; it includes knowledge of one’s family background, heritage(s), language(s), beliefs, and perspectives in a pluralistic society.

People who have a positive personal and cultural identity value their personal and cultural narratives and understand how these shape their identity. They exhibit a sense of self-worth, self-awareness, and positive identity to become confident individuals who take satisfaction in who they are and what they can do. They contribute to their own well-being and to the well-being of their family, community, and society.

British Columbia Ministry of Education, Core Competencies, 2019

Profile 1

  • I know my name.
  • I am aware of some of my family and/or caregiver relationships
  • I am aware of myself as different from others.

Profile 2

  • I can identify some of my attributes.
  • I can identify objects or images that represent things that are important to me
  • I can explain what I like and dislike and why.
  • I can identify my individual characteristics.

Profile 3

  • I can explain what interests me.
  • I can describe different groups that I belong to.

Profile 4

  • I can describe ways that I participate in, or am connected to, a community.
  • I can describe and demonstrate pride in my positive qualities, characteristics, and/or skills.
  • I can explain why I make specific choices.
  • I can represent aspects of my cultural contexts through words and/or images.

Profile 5

  • I can describe how my characteristics, qualities, strengths and stretches make me unique and are an important part of the communities I belong to.
  • I can describe how my values influences the choices I make and how I present myself in various contexts (including online).
  • I can explain how I am able to use my strengths to contribute in my home and/or communities.

Profile 6

  • I can identify ways in which my strengths can help me meet challenges, and how my challenges can be opportunities for growth.
  • I can continue to develop new skills, abilities, and strengths.
  • I can describe how aspects of my life experiences, family history, background, and where I live (or have lived) have influenced my values and choices.
  • I know that my learning is continuous, my concept of self and identity will continue to evolve, and my life experiences may lead me to identify with new communities of people and/or place
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