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 few years.
August 2019 to December 2020
The following activities laid the groundwork to begin a transparent review process and develop new curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K to 12):
- an independent 12-member curriculum advisory panel provided input that helped inform curriculum direction and a new ministerial order with a vision for student learning
- more than 8,000 Albertans shared their views on the vision for student learning through a survey and in person engagement sessions
- a new Ministerial Order on Student Learning was finalized with the input from the panel and Albertans – it set the vision to guide education
- the Guiding Framework for Curriculum Design and Development was updated to align with new ministerial order
Find out more about the curriculum development groundwork.
In spring 2023, the draft K to 6 French first language and literature, French immersion language arts and literature, and science curriculums were finalized by considering feedback from engagement activities and classroom piloting during the 2022-23 school year.
In September 2023, province-wide implementation will begin 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 curriculums, and science curriculums
Grades 4 to 6 French first language and literature, French immersion language arts and literature, and science curriculums will be implemented in all elementary classrooms starting in September 2024.
Draft social studies and fine arts curriculums will be made available at a later date for further engagement with Albertans and education stakeholders before they are piloted and then implemented.
Next grades
Recognizing the timeline for new K to 6 curriculum has been adjusted, the work to draft curriculum for grades 7 to 10 and grades 11 to 12 will be sequenced accordingly. More information will be posted when plans for grades 7 to 10 and 11 to 12 curriculum development are finalized.
Stay informed
Stay informed about the draft K to 6 curriculum review process.