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
Since beginning this process in 2019, we have renewed and released the following K to 6 curriculums:
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April 2022
- English language arts and literature
- mathematics
- physical education and wellness
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March 2023
- science
- French first language and literature
- French immersion language arts and literature
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In September 2022, province-wide 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, province-wide 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
Learn about the supports and resources available to support teachers and students with curriculum implementation.
Engagement (2023-24)
Implementation and piloting (2024)
Grades 4 to 6 science, French first language and literature, and French immersion language arts and literature curriculums will be implemented in all elementary classrooms starting in September 2024.
Since 2021, school authorities have been invited to pilot the draft K to 6 curriculum in classrooms each year, if they chose. They have the flexibility to pilot an entire curriculum or focus on piloting one or 2 subjects in classrooms.
We support school authorities with classroom piloting by providing professional learning sessions and opportunities to collaborate across the province, as well as funding to help teachers prepare for new curriculum implementation in the following school year.
In the 2024-25 school year, school authorities will have the option to participate in a piloting process to work with the draft K to 6 social studies curriculum in classrooms and provide further feedback before final implementation.
Engagement (later date)
Draft fine arts curriculum will be made available at a later date for further engagement with Albertans and education stakeholders before it is 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 12 will be sequenced accordingly.
Supports and resources for teachers and students
In the 2023-24 school year, we invested $47 million in teacher professional learning, along with learning and teaching resources, to make sure teachers and students are equipped for the new K to 6 curriculum in classrooms.
Alberta Education also provided teachers across the province with the following supports and resources on new.LearnAlberta.ca so they could prepare for the school year:
- the final K to 6 French first language and literature, French immersion language arts and literature, and science curriculums
- the Provincial Resource Review Guide with guidelines for selecting learning and teaching resources aligned with the new curriculums
- bridging resources to help transition from the current curriculums to the new curriculums
- videos and support documents with an overview and orientation to the new curriculums
- planning tools such as sample lesson plans
- boards, a tool that allows for teacher planning, collaboration and sharing
- information about flexible professional learning opportunities