JK-12 Curriculum Renewal
This engagement was completed.
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Overview
The Northwest Territories (NWT) Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (JK-12) curriculum is out of date and in need of renewal.
In 2021, ECE undertook an engagement and consultation process to hear from various educational partners across the NWT about their concerns, ideas and questions around NWT JK-12 curriculum renewal.
Background
- The GNWT regularly reviews its JK-12 school curriculum and resources to ensure they align with the NWT’s priorities and values for education. Exploring what options are available is a normal part of the reviewing and renewing curriculum.
- Historically, the NWT has had a long-standing relationship with Alberta Education in the areas of curriculum and large-scale student assessment tools. Alberta Education is currently in the process of changing their curricula for every subject and grade from K-12. This makes significant curricular change in the NWT inevitable.
- In 2019, ECE began preliminary research to explore the curriculum of the western Canadian provinces to determine which province most aligned with 34 long-standing NWT education priorities.
- After completing the preliminary research, in 2020 ECE began a deeper exploration into the renewal of the NWT JK-12 school curriculum and curricular alignment specific to the jurisdictions of Alberta and British Columbia.
Next Steps
Feedback generated from engagement and consultation sessions helped inform ECE Minister R.J. Simpson’s decision around a western provincial partnership for the JK-12 school curriculum.
If you have any questions, please email nwtcurriculum_renewal@gov.nt.ca.
Cliquez ici pour consulter la présente page en français.
Overview
The Northwest Territories (NWT) Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (JK-12) curriculum is out of date and in need of renewal.
In 2021, ECE undertook an engagement and consultation process to hear from various educational partners across the NWT about their concerns, ideas and questions around NWT JK-12 curriculum renewal.
Background
- The GNWT regularly reviews its JK-12 school curriculum and resources to ensure they align with the NWT’s priorities and values for education. Exploring what options are available is a normal part of the reviewing and renewing curriculum.
- Historically, the NWT has had a long-standing relationship with Alberta Education in the areas of curriculum and large-scale student assessment tools. Alberta Education is currently in the process of changing their curricula for every subject and grade from K-12. This makes significant curricular change in the NWT inevitable.
- In 2019, ECE began preliminary research to explore the curriculum of the western Canadian provinces to determine which province most aligned with 34 long-standing NWT education priorities.
- After completing the preliminary research, in 2020 ECE began a deeper exploration into the renewal of the NWT JK-12 school curriculum and curricular alignment specific to the jurisdictions of Alberta and British Columbia.
Next Steps
Feedback generated from engagement and consultation sessions helped inform ECE Minister R.J. Simpson’s decision around a western provincial partnership for the JK-12 school curriculum.
If you have any questions, please email nwtcurriculum_renewal@gov.nt.ca.
Status
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Open
JK-12 Curriculum Renewal has finished this stageEngagement underway from April 30, 2021 to December 16, 2021.
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Under Review
JK-12 Curriculum Renewal has finished this stage -
Completed
JK-12 Curriculum Renewal is currently at this stageResults from the questionnaire will help improve services and supports across the NWT.
