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Personal Awareness and Responsibility

BC Ministry of Education Core Competencies

Personal Awareness and Responsibility involves understanding the connections between personal and social behaviour and well-being; it encourages people to make constructive and ethical decisions and act on them.

People who are personally aware and responsible demonstrate self-respect, persevere in difficult situations, and exercise responsibility. They understand that there are consequences for their decisions and actions. A personally aware and responsible individual takes steps to ensure their well-being, sets goals and monitors progress, regulates emotions and manages stress, and recognizes and advocates for their own rights.

British Columbia Ministry of Education, Core Competencies, 2019
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Profile 1

  • I can express needs, wants, and preferences.
  • I can recognize my emotions.
  • I can show a sense of accomplishment and joy, and . I can sometimes recognize my emotions.

Profile 2

  • I can feel happy and proud.
  • I know and can seek out experiences that make me feel happy and proud.
  • I can celebrate my efforts and accomplishments.
  • I can use strategies that help me recognize and manage my feelings and emotions.
  • I can give evidence of my learning.
  • I can recognize and can explain my role in learning activities.
  • I can participate in activities that support my well-being.
  • I can describe how specific choices can affect my well-being.

Profile 3

  • I can work towards a goal and/or solving a problem.
  • I can use strategies to increase my feeling of well-being and help me manage my feelings and emotions.
  • I can connect my actions with both positive and negative consequences and can make adjustments.
  • I can accept feedback.
  • I can make decisions about my activities and take some responsibility for my physical and emotional well-being.
  • I can take action toward meeting my wants and needs and finding joy and/or satisfaction.

Profile 4

  • I can set goals and use strategies to accomplish them.
  • I can persevere through a challenging task.
  • I can tell when I am becoming angry and/or upset or frustrated, and I have strategies to calm myself.
  • I can make choices that benefit my well- being and keep me safe in the communities I belong to.
  • I can accept myself.
  • I can recognize my strengths and stretches.
  • I advocate for myself and my ideas.
  • I can engage with ideas or information that is challenging for me.
  • I can be focused and determined.

Profile 5

  • I have valuable ideas to share.
  • I can explore controversial issues.
  • I can imagine and work toward change in myself and in the world.
  • I can set priorities; implement, monitor, and adjust a plan; and assess the results.
  • I can take responsibility for my learning, seeking help as I need it.
  • I use strategies for working towards a healthy and balanced lifestyle, for dealing with emotional challenges, and for finding peace in stressful times.
  • I can find the social support I need.

Profile 6

  • I am aware of my personal journey.
  • I can reflect on my experiences as a way of enhancing my well-being and dealing with challenges.
  • I can advocate for myself in stressful situations.
  • I can take the initiative to inform myself about controversial issues and take ethical positions.
  • I can take ownership of my goals, learning, and behaviour.
  • I can act on what is best, over time, in terms of my goals and aspirations.
  • I can recognize the implications of my choices and consult with others who may be affected by my decisions.
  • I can identify my potential as a leader in the communities I belong to.
  • I can sustain a healthy and balanced life style.
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