Province looking for feedback on future of education
Posted Oct 22, 2018 08:20:00 PM.
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The province wants to hear from you when it comes to the future of the education system.
There are three ways to participate.
You can make a submission on some or all of the seven key consultation areas, fill out a survey, or participate in a telephone town hall.
More information is posted here.
The province says feedback from the consultations will help shape decisions in the following areas:
- Improving student performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
- Preparing students with needed job skills, such as skilled trades and coding
- Improving provincial standardized testing
- Ensuring students graduate with important life skills, including financial literacy
- Managing the use of technology in classrooms, such as cell phones
- Building a new age-appropriate Health and Physical Education curriculum that includes subjects like mental health, sexual health education and the legalization of cannabis
- Developing the first-ever Parents’ Bill of Rights
The consultation period is open until December 15.