Posted: May 03, 2021 6:55 PM MT | Last Updated: May 4
Edmonton Catholic elementary students won t be pilot testing a new draft curriculum next year, that division has decided.(John Robertson/CBC)
EDMONTON Edmonton Catholic Schools is the latest Alberta school division to decide not to pilot the draft K-6 curriculum during the 2021-22 school year. The draft has been marred in controversy, with concerns about its content, academic language and timing during the pandemic. “We believe the conditions have not been met for a quality piloting process,” said ECSD Chief Superintendent Robert Martin. “This decision is based on the voices of more than 1,000 teachers.” “Across the different curriculum areas there are questions about the age appropriate, there are lots of instances where information is brought from what is currently older grades down to younger grades and our teachers had lots of questions whether that content was appropriate,” said Nicole Lafreniere, Director of Curriculum and Professional Learning.