Overview
Alberta is renewing the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K to 12) curriculum, starting with K to 6. The curriculum development process is happening over a number of years.
Timeline
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In September 2022, provincewide implementation began for the new:
- K to 6 physical education and wellness curriculum
- K to 3 mathematics and English language arts and literature curriculums
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In September 2023, provincewide implementation began for the new:
- grades 4 to 6 mathematics and English language arts and literature curriculums
- K to 3 French first language and literature, French immersion language arts and literature and science curriculums
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In September 2024, provincewide implementation began for the new:
- grades 4 to 6 French first language and literature, French immersion language arts and literature and science curriculums
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In September 2025, provincewide implementation will begin for the new:
- K to 3 social studies curriculum
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In September 2026, provincewide implementation will begin for the new:
- grades 4 to 6 social studies curriculum
Learn about the implementation supports available to support teachers and students with curriculum implementation.
Implementation (September 2025 and September 2026)
Kindergarten to Grade 3 social studies curriculum will be implemented in elementary classrooms starting in September 2025. School authorities may also choose to optionally implement grades 4 to 6 social studies curriculum at this time.
Grades 4 to 6 social studies curriculum will be implemented in classrooms starting in September 2026.
We continue to provide school authorities and teachers with various supports to implement new curriculum.
Next grades
During the 2024/25 school year, Alberta Education and Childcare began developing the draft curriculums for grades 7 to 9 mathematics, social studies, physical education and wellness, career education and financial literacy. Further information on new draft 7-9 curriculum will be available later in June 2025.
Learn more about junior and senior high school curriculum renewal.
Implementation supports for teachers and students
As part of Alberta’s ongoing curriculum renewal, Alberta’s government has invested in teacher professional development and quality learning and teaching resources to support successful curriculum implementation, including:
- $48 million in 2022/23
- $47 million in 2023/24
- $34 million in 2024/25
- $66 million in 2025/26
We also provide teachers across the province with implementation supports and learning and teaching resources on new LearnAlberta, including:
- finalized K-6 curriculum
- the Provincial Resource Review Guide to support local selection of learning and teaching resources aligned with learning outcomes in the new curriculums
- bridging documents to help transition from the previous programs of study to the new curriculum
- videos and support documents with an overview and orientation to the new curriculum
- planning tools, such as sample lesson plans
- Boards – a tool that allows for teacher planning, collaboration and sharing
- information about flexible professional learning opportunities
Watch the Welcome to new LearnAlberta video for more information.