The Alberta governments new K-6 draft curriculum has not been well received by the Peace Region’s school boards. Another board that will not be piloting the new draft curriculum is the Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest with schools; Ecole Heritage in Falher, Ecole Novelle Frontiere in Grande Prairie and Ecole des Quatre-Vents in Peace River.
On April 14, 2021 the CNSO made the decision to not pilot the draft curriculum after consulting with parents and teachers within their school communities as well as receiving communications by various individuals and organizations, all expressing concerns and apprehension to pilot the program within the schools.
The CNSO says the new draft curriculum does not respect the Ministerial Order on Student Learning, in regards to the Francophone perspective and history, especially in the “Français Langue–Première et Littérature”and Social Studies programs.
The proposed timeline for piloting the new curriculum is also a concern for the CNSO as they say in a press release it is “unrealistic and could affect student learning.”
CSNO Chair, Sylvianne Maisonneuve said in a press releases statement “Our consultation and collaboration efforts during the development of the draft were ignored and now we find the timeline for piloting too hasty. We have to take the time to do the job well, because this curriculum will be in place for several years.” Maisonneuve also said the draft does not respect the student’s cognitive development.
The CNSO says the schools authority to not participate in the piloting of the new draft curriculum will let staff analyze the content of the proposed changes and its implications, and to propose recommendation that is acceptable to the Francophone school community.
-Erika Rolling, Trending 55 Newsroom
