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The official Manitoba Global Issues: Citizenship and Sustainability, Grade 12 curriculum
Manitoba defines Global Issues: Citizenship and Sustainability, Grade 12 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Manitoba's official curriculumRead it on the government site — edu.gov.mb.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand A | 8 | Ecological Sustainability |
| Strand B | 6 | Media, Power, and Political Systems |
| Strand C | 6 | Human Dignity and Indigenous Knowledge |
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Unit 1Ecological SustainabilityOfficial strand · Strand A
Enduring Understandings and Take-Action pairs on ecological sustainability: the ecological footprint (EU/TA-01), the consequences of our decisions and actions (EU/TA-02), unsustainable consumerism (EU/TA-05), and the human and environmental cost of economic and technological development (EU/TA-06).
Ecological footprint
- The ecological footprintEU-01 — Explain how the human ecological footprint exceeds Earth's capacity to sustain biodiversity and human life.
- Living more responsiblyTA-01 — Plan and take action to minimize one's ecological footprint and live more responsibly.
Decisions and consequences
- Decisions and their consequencesEU-02 — Explain how our decisions and actions have social, environmental, economic, and political consequences.
- Acting for a sustainable, just futureTA-02 — Recognize the consequences of one's decisions and take action as a citizen for a sustainable and just future.
Consumerism and sustainability
- Why consumerism is unsustainableEU-05 — Explain why a global economy dependent on unrestrained consumerism is unsustainable.
- Ethical consumption choicesTA-05 — Make consumption decisions that follow ecological and ethical principles.
Development and its costs
- Development, benefits, and harmsEU-06 — Explain how economic and technological development brings both benefits and harmful human and environmental consequences.
- Assessing sustainability of developmentTA-06 — Assess the relative value and sustainability of economic and technological developments to make informed decisions.
The official wording — 8 outcomes in this unit
- EU-01
Our ecological footprint is exceeding Earth
- TA-01
Minimize your ecological footprint, and live more responsibly
- EU-02
Our decisions and actions matter; they have social, environmental, economic, and political consequences.
- TA-02
take action as a citizen for a sustainable and just future for all.
- EU-05
A global economic system that depends upon and perpetuates unrestrained consumerism is unsustainable.
- TA-05
Make consumption decisions that follow ecological and ethical principles
- EU-06
Economic and technological development has contributed greatly to society, but often with harmful human and environmental consequences.
- TA-06
Assess the relative value and sustainability of economic and technological developments in order to make informed decisions.
Unit 2Media, Power, and Political SystemsOfficial strand · Strand B
Enduring Understandings and Take-Action pairs on media, power, and political systems: the power and responsibility to effect change (EU/TA-03), the non-neutral influence of media (EU/TA-04), and how political systems distribute power, privilege, and wealth (EU/TA-08).
Power and responsibility to effect change
- Power and responsibility to effect changeEU-03 — Explain how individuals, groups, governments, and corporations have the power and responsibility to shape a sustainable future.
- Being an ethical decision-makerTA-03 — Act as an ethical decision-maker who takes a stand for quality of life and challenges the unsustainable.
Media and reality
- Media are not neutralEU-04 — Explain how the media do not provide neutral reflections of reality and how they affect our decisions and actions.
- Critically questioning mediaTA-04 — Evaluate the purposes of media and critically question information sources and our responses.
Political systems and power
- How systems distribute powerEU-08 — Explain how political systems distribute power, privilege, and wealth in different ways, some more justly than others.
- Vigilant democratic citizenshipTA-08 — Support democratic citizenship and stay vigilant about political decisions affecting social, economic, and environmental conditions.
The official wording — 6 outcomes in this unit
- EU-03
Individuals, groups, governments, and corporations have the power to effect change and the responsibility to contribute to a sustainable future.
- TA-03
Be an ethical decision-maker, take a stand to support quality of life for all, and challenge the unethical and the unsustainable.
- EU-04
The media do not provide neutral reflections of reality; they affect our decisions and actions.
- TA-04
Evaluate the purposes of media, critically question information sources and our responses to media, and make decisions accordingly.
- EU-08
Political systems distribute power, privilege, and wealth in different ways, some more justly than others.
- TA-08
Support democratic citizenship and be vigilant about political decisions that affect social, economic, and environmental conditions.
Unit 3Human Dignity and Indigenous KnowledgeOfficial strand · Strand C
Enduring Understandings and Take-Action pairs on human dignity and Indigenous knowledge: Indigenous knowledge and world views as alternatives to prevailing assumptions (EU/TA-07), universal and inalienable human rights (EU/TA-09), and human interdependence and solidarity within the natural world (EU/TA-10).
Indigenous knowledge and world views
- Indigenous knowledge as an alternativeEU-07 — Explain how Indigenous knowledge and world views offer alternatives to prevailing assumptions about living with one another and the environment.
- Exploring Indigenous perspectivesTA-07 — Explore Indigenous perspectives to extend the familiar and challenge assumptions and practices.
Human rights and diversity
- A just society and human rightsEU-09 — Explain how a just society respects human diversity and recognizes universal, equal, and inalienable human rights.
- Committing to universal human rightsTA-09 — Be committed to universal human rights for all people regardless of identity or status.
Human interdependence and solidarity
- One interdependent human familyEU-10 — Explain how all people belong to one interdependent human species within the natural world.
- Building community and solidarityTA-10 — Uphold the value of every person and act in ways that acknowledge human solidarity and the interrelatedness of all life.
The official wording — 6 outcomes in this unit
- EU-07
Indigenous knowledge and world views offer alternatives to prevailing assumptions about how to live with one another within the environment.
- TA-07
Explore indigenous perspectives to extend the boundaries of the familiar and to challenge assumptions and practices.
- EU-09
A just society respects human diversity and recognizes universal, equal, and inalienable human rights.
- TA-09
Be committed to universal human rights, regardless of gender, age, physical ability, sexual orientation, language, culture, religion, political beliefs, ethnicity, national or social origin, or status
- EU-10
we all belong to the human species, our concerns are interdependent, and we are part of the natural world.
- TA-10
Uphold the value of every person and strive to build community; act in ways that acknowledge human solidarity and the complexity and interrelatedness of all life.
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