The new Grade 9 and 10 business curriculums, "Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset" and "Launching and Leading a Business," are designed to equip students with essential business skills and knowledge. These courses emphasise entrepreneurship, project management, leadership, and practical business applications. Here’s an overview of the key components of these curriculums to help you prepare for teaching these exciting new courses.

Grade 9: Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset (BEM1O)

Strand A: Business Leadership, Project Management, and Connections

• Business Leadership and Project Management: Students explore various leadership styles and apply project management processes to business tasks. They compare leadership styles, manage business projects, and evaluate tasks using feedback.

  
  

• Business Technologies: Students learn about digital technologies, ensuring online safety and data security while completing business tasks.

  
  

• Connections, Applications, and Careers: Emphasis on applying business skills across subjects and careers, including creating a portfolio showcasing their entrepreneurial growth.

  
  

• Contributions of Entrepreneurs: Students learn about the social, economic, and environmental contributions of entrepreneurs and the challenges they face.

Strand B: The Entrepreneurial Mindset

• Understanding the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Focuses on what constitutes an entrepreneurial mindset and how various entrepreneurs innovate and start businesses.

  
  

• Designing an Entrepreneurial Idea: Students use a design process to identify market needs and develop entrepreneurial ideas.

  
  

• Refining an Entrepreneurial Idea: Involves assessing and refining ideas through problem-solving processes.

  
  

• Pitching an Entrepreneurial Idea: Students learn to effectively communicate their ideas to gather support.

Strand C: Business Communications

• Developing and Organizing Ideas: Generating and organising ideas for business texts.

  
  

• Creating Business Texts: Drafting and revising various business texts using appropriate terminology and digital tools.

  
  

• Publishing and Presenting: Publishing and presenting final business texts using digital and oral presentation tools.

Grade 10: Launching and Leading a Business (BEP2O)

Strand A: Business Leadership, Project Management, and Connections

• Business Leadership and Project Management: Similar to the Grade 9 curriculum but with a deeper understanding of leadership styles and project management processes.

  
  

• Business Technologies: Continued emphasis on using digital technologies for business tasks, with a focus on online safety and data security.

  
  

• Connections, Applications, and Careers: Application of business skills in various careers and subjects, maintaining a portfolio to illustrate business competencies.

  
  

• Contributions of Entrepreneurs: Analyzing the contributions of entrepreneurs and identifying ways to address their challenges.

Strand B: Economic Foundations

• Market Forces: Understanding how businesses respond to supply, demand, and consumer behavior.

  
  

• The Competitive Market Environment in Canada: Exploring how economic systems, trade relationships, and government policies affect the business environment.

  
  

• Business in Canada: Understanding different types of businesses and their impact on economies and communities.

Strand C: Entrepreneurship: From Mindset to Venture

• The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Building on the Grade 9 course to further develop students’ entrepreneurial skills and mindset.

  
  

• Planning and Starting a Business: Students learn the steps involved in starting a business, including market research, financial planning, and business planning.

  
  

• Managing and Growing a Business: Focus on the management aspects of running a business and strategies for growth and sustainability.

Conclusion

The new Grade 9 and 10 business curriculums offer a comprehensive approach to developing students' entrepreneurial skills and business knowledge. By focusing on leadership, project management, digital technologies, and practical applications, these courses prepare students for future careers and entrepreneurial ventures. 

For more detailed information, refer to the full curriculum documents available through the Ministry of Education:
https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum/business-studies