Welcome to the Life Orientation Learning Area

General Education and Training Band

(Grades R to 9)

Introduction:

The Life Orientation Learning Area aims to guide and equip learners for meaningful and successful living in a rapidly changing and transforming society. The focus therefore is on the development of self-in-society. Learners must find a place for themselves in a world increasingly different from that in which their parents lived. They should be able to develop a sense of confidence and competence in order to live well and contribute productively to shaping of a new society.

The Life Orientation Learning Area develops skills, knowledge, values and attitudes that empower learners to make informed decisions and take appropriate actions regarding:

·        Health promotion;

·        Social development;

·        Personal development;

·        Physical development and movement and

·        Orientation to the world of work