The Ontario Canadian and World Studies curriculum covers topics that pertain to media education. The Canadian and world studies program encompasses five subjects: economics, geography, history, law, and politics; all subjects that encompass media education themes. The grade nine and ten curriculum document, Canadian and World Studies, include the following goal:

apply the knowledge and skills they acquire in Canadian and world studies courses to better understand their interactions with the natural environment; the political, economic, and cultural interactions among groups of people; the relationship between technology and society; and the factors contributing to society’s continual evolution.

The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 and 10 Social Studies and Humanities, 1999.
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training

On the sidebar you will find outcome charts containing media-related learning expectations from the social studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the Media Awareness Network site. As many of our lessons can be adapted to suit different grade levels and abilities, specific lessons may be listed for more than one grade. Teachers should also note that individual lessons often satisfy a number of expectations.