The Circle of Learning

Examples of applying this learning outcome outside the learning environment:
Family	Community	Work
Join community clubs or activities with your family.	Inquire about a sweat lodge or smudging ceremony in your community.	Ask your co-workers if they would be interested in exercising with you over the lunch break. Then make plans to engage in some type of physical activity three times a week (eg. go for a walk).

Learners will develop awareness of and respect for diversity for personal enrichment and social skills development.

Explore your cultural heritage and family traditions (e.g., beliefs, history, language, beliefs about work ethic).
Learn about other cultures, belief systems, gender roles, lifestyles, and abilities (both mental and physical).
Explore different notions of life stages from many cultures.
Select language and behaviours that respect others.
Explore learning in various forms (e.g., through storytelling, oral history, dance, song, artistic expression, gesture, observation).
Identify your personal biases and prejudices concerning racism and stereotyping.
Recognize, discuss, and problem solve the issues of racism, prejudice, and stereotyping. [See instruction tip #5.]
Construct a personal learning plan to explore and perhaps resolve your personal biases and prejudices. [See instruction tip #6.]

Examples of applying this learning outcome outside the learning environment:
Family	Community	Work
Talk about positive aspects of your culture and other cultures with your children.	Observe which buildings in your community have ramps for wheelchair users and which do not. If possible, use a wheelchair for part of a day to feel what living in a wheelchair might be like.	Ask a co-worker about his or her cultural background. Then use websites and encyclopedias to gather more information. Ask your co-worker about the accuracy of this information.