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What's new
Starting in September 2025, school boards will:
- implement the new social studies curriculum in K to 3 classrooms
- optionally implement grades 4 to 6 social studies curriculum
- optionally field test draft curriculum in grades 7 to 9 career education and financial literacy, mathematics, physical education and wellness, and social studies
Since beginning the renewal process in 2019, we have implemented new K to 6 curriculums:
- English language arts and literature
- French first language and literature
- French immersion language arts and literature
- mathematics
- physical education and wellness
- science
Implementation
The implementation approach for grades 7 to 9 reflects input received from education partners and aims to move forward with the progression of new curriculum, while providing sufficient timelines for the education system to prepare.
The rollout for 7 to 9 curriculum will happen in 3 phases:
- field testing in 2025/26
- piloting in 2026/27
- implementation in 2027/28
Field testing
Field testing is an optional, pre-pilot phase in the curriculum renewal process to support system readiness. It gives educators and system leaders the opportunity to work with draft curriculum before optional piloting and full-scale implementation.
In addition, professional learning sessions will be offered throughout the 2025/26 school year to help teachers prepare for piloting and implementation.
Subject areas
Alberta’s curriculum outlines what students will learn in each subject and grade. Students will gain specific knowledge and foundational skills that will prepare them for the future.
Additional subjects will be added as curriculum renewal progresses.